Western Bird Guide: Birds of the Rockies and West to the Pacific

by Charles K. Reed

CATBIRD.

704. Dumetella carolinensis. 9 inches.

Range.—Mostly eastern North America, but extends over the Rockies, occasionally to the Pacific coast. It is a fine songster and almost as much of a mimic as the [Mockingbird]. Breeding habits are much the same, but eggs are bluish green (.95 × .70).