[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Gray Catbird was photographed at the Convention Center gardens, South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 3, 2013)

[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, USA. 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 coast of New Jersey, USA. 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, USA. 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, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 2002)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Gray Catbird was photographed at the Willows, Sea Rim State Park, Texas, USA. 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.]

This Gray Catbird was photographed at the TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 1, 2008)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Gray Catbird was photographed at the Magee Marsh boardwalk, Oak Harbor, Ohio, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 15, 2012)