Here's a short clip of a gray catbird song from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Merlin BirdID app (which is the best app around for identifying birds!) www.allaboutbirds.org
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Sounds like R2D2.
jul 18, 2025, 5:47 pm • 0 0 • view
I played this and my cockatiel started losing his shit and dancing
jul 18, 2025, 5:53 pm • 2 0 • view
birdnet pi has also been great fun
jul 18, 2025, 6:22 pm • 0 0 • view
Are we sure that's not a drunk R2D2?
jul 18, 2025, 5:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Yup. They're the shy cousins of mockingbirds, and can actually do all the things mockers can do, so if you hear a bird sounding like one and can't find it - cuz they're very good at hiding - it's probably a catbird.
jul 18, 2025, 6:06 pm • 1 0 • view
They sometimes sound like cats...Merlin app is my favorite. There are red-tailed hawks in my neighborhood according to the app.
jul 18, 2025, 7:28 pm • 0 0 • view
Just played this and my snoozing cat went bonkers
jul 18, 2025, 5:42 pm • 2 0 • view
I guess bird watchers prefer to be called birders, but tbh that also sounds like a kind of pervert.
jul 18, 2025, 6:09 pm • 0 0 • view