Date: 5/8/26 6:33 am From: Maeve Kim <maevekim7...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] FOY catbird in Montpelier
This morning, at 7:50, we watched three catbirds in one of our aronia berry bushes, each one hopping from branch to branch, staring fixedly at each other, occasionally lifting w head and/or lowering a tail. It appeared to be either three males working out who would remain in control of a valuable territory (aronias, wild grapes, honeyberries, blueberries, nannyberries, serviceberries and more) or two males sparring over a female. It was, I believe, the first time I’ve ever seen three adult catbirds at one time!
Maeve Kim, Jericho Center
> On May 8, 2026, at 9:09 AM, John Snell <jrsnelljr...> wrote:
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> So good to see a catbird back this morning and look forward to hearing it sing later today!
> John Snell
> Montpelier
