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Steve from Stow photographed the following in his back yard: Baltimore oriole, ruby-throated hummingbird, common yellowthroat, American robin, black-throated blue warbler, gray catbird, rose-breasted grosbeak, yellow-rumped warbler, American redstart, black-throated green warbler, and yellow warbler.

Raj Das photographed an eastern phoebe, gray catbird, mute swan and white-tailed deer at Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Sanctuary in Natick.

 

Craig Smith photographed the following at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury: Canada lily, gray catbird, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, ebony jewelwing, pumpkinseed, red admiral butterfly, swamp milkweed, and eastern towhee.

 

Craig Smith photographed the following during a walk at SVT's General Federation on Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury: American bullfrog, clouded sulphur butterfly, downy woodpecker, fringed polygala, gray catbird, great blue heron, mourning dove, painted turtle, pink lady's slipper, scarlet tanager.

 

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.

Gerry White photographed this gray catbird in Framingham.

Craig Smith photographed the following during a trip to SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury:  Baltimore oriole, crayfish, gray catbird, mourning dove, pink lady's slipper, red-spotted admiral butterfly and white-tailed deer.

Craig Smith photographed a gray catbird, a great crested flycatcher and a red-winged blackbird at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.

Craig Smith recorded video of several species during a visit to SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.  Included in the video are:  gray squirrel, American bullfrog, red-winged blackbird, ebony jewelwing damselfly, common whitetail dragonfly, great crested flycatcher, and gray catbird.

Craig Smith photographed the following birds at Heard Farm in Wayland:  bobolink, yellow warbler, song sparrow, canada goose, gray catbird, cedar waxwing and common yellowthroat.

Craig Smith photographed the following during a visit to the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard and Sudbury:  mallard and ducklings, muskrat, Baltimore oriole, purple finch, Canada geese with goslings, gray catbird, American crow, white-tailed deer, and eastern phoebe.