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FIELD MARKS
There are four members of this family found in British Columbia. These
birds are well known for their beautiful voices and their ability as mimics.
They are large songbirds with long tails and short wings. They have strong
legs and thick bills.
FOOD
Insects and berries are most important in their diet. They are also known
to eat seeds, nuts, spiders, snails and earthworms. They forage on the
ground, but also in shrubs and trees.
HABITAT
Thrashers prefer to live in thick shrubs, often near the edge of woods,
along streams and in hedges around gardens.
NESTING
Nests are built in low shrubs that have dense, thorny branches. They are
bowl-shaped and built of twigs and plant material. The eggs can be incubated
by both parents or just by the female, but both parents feed the young.
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
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Family MIMIDAE: Mockingbirds and Thrashers
