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Julie Pratt gives an update on the gray catbird nest she has been watching in Berlin: "Catbird nest empty today. But did hear parents making noise further away from the nest. And witnessed them carrying bugs and worms into the hemlocks, which are not too far from the nest. Disappointed that they are not as close as they used to be, but hope the chicks are okay."

Julie Pratt reports that the gray catbird chicks "are getting bigger and bigger, now both chirp a little when the parents come to feed them. I can't believe they even fit in the nest anymore. Suspect they will be fledging soon."  Her husband Mark Pratt photographed the chicks in their nest.

Julie Pratt photographed these gray catbird chicks in their nest in Berlin.  Julie notes that the "Catbird chicks are growing so fast! More feathers, especially on wings. Constantly being fed by parents. Eyes open, except when they are sleeping, which is when I usually take their photos!"

Julie Pratt photographed a pair of chicks in this gray catbird nest in Berlin.

Julie Pratt photographed these gray catbird chicks in a nest she's watching in Berlin.

Julie Pratt submits this update and photo from on a gray catbird nest she's watching in Berlin, "Two catbird babies sleeping in their nest after being fed by parents. They are not naked anymore, gray feathers starting to come in! Looks like eyes still closed."

 

Julie Pratt submits this update on a gray catbird nest that she's watching in Berlin, "Baby #2 has hatched, missed the whole thing! Not even remnants of the pretty blue egg in the spotless nest... "

 

Julie Pratt photographed this gray catbird nest in Berlin, Julie writes, "Catbirds made a nest in the hydrangea next to the back porch. Spied on the nest today, a tiny baby and an aqua blue egg in there."  Julie hopes to follow the chicks as they progress in the nest, we'll post the pictures and her descriptions here as she submits them.