[NatureNS] Aggressive Gray Catbird

From: James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com>
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Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 01:48:21 +0000
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I had read about how aggressive and defensive a gray catbird could be to co=
me to the defense of others of their kind.  Until today I did not really ex=
perience this.  I took a walk along the Centennial Trail in Bridgewater lat=
er this afternoon. Upon coming back to the car I saw a warbler fly into the=
 flora=2C and I was unsure of the id.  I pished briefly and the next thing =
I know a gray catbird comes barrelling out of the shrubs.  For a moment I t=
hought it was going to attack me.  It came straight for me and then flew ar=
ound me so close that I could have touched it.  It landed a foot from me on=
 my car and continued to berate me.  It then flew to the ground by the car =
beside mine and then up onto that car before going into a tree still not fa=
r from me.   It continued to chatter at me.  Of course I did not continue t=
o pish=2C I shut up right away as soon as I saw the bird come flying out at=
 me.  My presence seemed to be enough to continue the aggravation=2C so I m=
ade a quick exit.  By the way the mystery warbler was a black and white war=
bler and when I left this warbler was within six inches of the catbird. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater   =20
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Trail in Bridgewater later this afternoon.&nbsp=3BUpon coming back to the c=
ar I saw a warbler fly into the flora=2C and I was unsure of the id.&nbsp=
=3B I pished briefly and the next thing I know a gray catbird comes barrell=
ing out of the shrubs.&nbsp=3B For a moment I thought it was going to attac=
k me.&nbsp=3B It came straight for me and then flew around me so close that=
 I could have touched it.&nbsp=3B It landed a&nbsp=3Bfoot from me on my car=
 and continued to berate me.&nbsp=3B It then flew to the ground by the car =
beside mine and then up onto that car before going into a tree still not fa=
r from me.&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B It continued to chatter at me.&nbsp=3B Of course=
 I did not continue to pish=2C I shut up right away as soon as I saw the bi=
rd come flying out at me.&nbsp=3B My presence seemed to be enough to&nbsp=
=3Bcontinue the aggravation=2C so I made a quick exit.&nbsp=3B By the way t=
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