[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Gray Catbird was photographed at the Willows, Sea Rim State Park, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 27, 2007)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

Gray Catbirds are common breeding birds of thickets and forest edges throughout eastern, central, and northwestern America. They get their name from their variety of mewing, catlike calls. This one was photographed at Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1981)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Gray Catbird was photographed at an arboretum along the central New Jersey coast. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1979)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Gray Catbird was photographed at Sachuest Point, Rhode Island. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: February 1991)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Gray Catbird was photographed during spring migration at Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 2002)

[Length 22 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Plain Chachalaca was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: March 1980)

[Length 22 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Plain Chachalaca was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor ED 300 f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1988)

[Length 22 in. Wingspan 26 in.]

This Plain Chachalaca, displaying its red gular pouches to intimidate other nearby Chachalacas, was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor ED 300 f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: March 1980)