Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 06:56:45 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: "Marko, Thomas L. GS BUMED" Subject: Catbird Question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" As the foliage matures in my development, I too have noticed an increase in resident catbirds. The other day one was tearing strips of bark off of the grape vine growing along my backyard fence and flying off, I assume, to build its nest. Tom Marko Olney, MD MOS-MCC Email: tlmarko@us.med.navy.mil -----Original Message----- From: Gerald & Laura Tarbell [mailto:birdersforever@EROLS.COM] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 2:06 PM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Catbird Question I don't think that catbirds used to be yard birds like robins and chipping sparrows, but in recent years I have them here. I think our honeysuckle attracts them. Could it be that the shrubbery we plant is creating more catbird habitat? Just a thought. Jerry Tarbell ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================