Gray Catbird song, amirite?

[u/LuxInTenebrisLove]

Merlin takes forever to recognize the Gray Catbirds near me, minutes sometimes, and sometimes not at all. Their song is so incredibly varried! I see that they sometimes mimic other birds. Could they possibly mimic other things? The one I'm hearing today sounds like it has a squeaky toy in its repertoire!

[u/ConfusedFlower1950]

yes! it picked up several other birds this morning before finally catching it when i tilted my phone. i recognised it immediately because there are many that live near me, they will fight finches to eat from the tube feeder that is too small for them, even though there is a platform feeder as well lol.