Hello Everyone...
These photo's of a Gray Catbird were taken at the Chippewa Nature Center on May 15, 2010 during the Summer Bird Banding Program.
Information taken from the Alma College Bird Observatory blog on this particular bird...
"Finally, the most unusual bird of the day also turned out to be one of the most those commonly banded at this site. This Gray Catbird was a recapture (as were all six of the catbirds caught that day) originally banded on 7/5/07 as an ASY female. That means she was born in '05 or earlier. A respectable age for any songbird. However, her eye color is all wrong. While gray would be in keeping with her name, a normal catbird has a deep walnut-brown eye. Interestingly, I had no note on the original capture that indicated she had a gray eye at that time. Apparently, this is something that she's developed since then. I have no other record of her recapture since '07."
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