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[cestma]

Going thru some older pics tonight and came across this unidentified one, which may not be identifiable, but here goes. It had just come out of a little bay in the pond where many birds bathed. I remember thinking it was medium-sized--smaller than a robin, bigger than a sparrow, say. But that could be way off!

[TheBillyPilgrim]

Gray Catbird

[cestma]

That's what I came up with at the time, but the breast spotting was throwing me off. I suppose that's just a result of the bird being wet? At first I was thinking juvenile, but then it seemed way too early for that...

Edit: Man, now that I look at it, I can't see anything else! Shoulda thought longer before posting. <red face>

[jdeitsch]

Gray Catbird seconded

[TheBillyPilgrim]

That's what I came up with at the time, but the breast spotting was throwing me off. I suppose that's just a result of the bird being wet?

Yep, it's just the feathers being clumped together from the rain/bath it took.

[blackburnian]

agree with GC

[cestma]

Oh, and BTW--thanks, all!