eBirdseed.com Wild Bird Feeding Blog

So here he is, the ever-present, noisy, pushy Catbird. Obviously, the creature gets its name from one of its "mew-like" calls, but in fact, it is a member of the Mimidae family, and can echo the songs of other birds. According to Wikipedia, the Catbird can not only repeat both calls from other birds and mechanical devices, but it is also capable of singing in two voices at once. (And in this corner, that is just flat-out freaky!)

Anyway, the photo below shows what appears to be a happy bird...



And this guy splashing the water seems to be having an absolute blast!



FWIW... So far we've featured the following "Birds of the Week":

• House Sparrow
• Baltimore Oriole
• Nuthatch
• Hummingbird Moth
• American Goldfinch
• Bluebird
• Tufted Titmouse
• Eastern Screech-Owl
• American Crow
• Black-capped Chickadee
• Red-bellied Woodpecker
• Blue Jay
• Northern Cardinal

What creature would you like to see as the weekly bird?

See you by those "catty" feeders,

CapeCodAlan

• Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• Wikipedia
• Audubon Society
• U.S. Geological Survey
• MSN Encarta
• The National Audubon Society’s “The Sibley Guide to Birds”
• ”Birds Of North America” published by Golden
• ”Birds of New England” from Smithsonian Handbooks
• Chapman's "Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America"
• Peterson's "A Field Guide to the Birds"
• "Birdwatching" from publisher "Discovery Travel Adventures"