[Mnbird] So many catbirds, yet not enough

[Linda Whyte]

Do they ever remind you of "Dueling Banjos" when members of the same
species start using song to 'duke it out' over territory or mates? It
happens frequently for me, with certain more operatic species, like
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.

On Wed, May 20, 2020, 9:29 PM Al Batt via Mnbird <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>
wrote:

>   I listened to a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a Brown Thrasher and  a
> Baltimore Oriole sing in my yard. Their blissful voices blended pleasantly.
> The first thought that found my brain was "The Chad Mitchell Trio." I'm not
> sure why that was. I don't remember a year of so many Indigo Buntings and
> Gray Catbirds. A friend was so excited with what she saw outside her
> window, she phoned me and exclaimed, "I saw an Indigo Catbird!" I liked the
> image that pushed aside The Chad Mitchell Trio in my mind.
>
> Al Batt
> Freeborn County
>
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