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Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
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BirdsIn Ashtabula County, Ohio

Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Gray Catbird in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Mimidae
Genus
Dumetella
Near Ashtabula County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 4 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (18)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (57)
  • Recorded, season not shown (9)
  • Season shown (4)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Gray Catbird by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashtabula County21 · Season shownYes: summer
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Butler County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Cuyahoga County271 · Season shownYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Franklin County115 · Season shownYes: summer
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hamilton County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake County41 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lorain County45 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lucas County179 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Medina County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Portage County48 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Stark County66 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Summit County276 · Season shownYes: summer
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wayne County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Ashtabula County

Early May to mid-July, middle week Jun 21–27

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Recording in Ashtabula County · records of all species each week, 12,822 in all

Records per week from 21 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 15 dates. Latest record: July 2025.

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Records of Gray Catbird in Ashtabula County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Gray CatbirdYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100011
Jan 11–17002
Jan 18–24007
Jan 25–310014
Feb 1–7004
Feb 8–14006
Feb 15–21004
Feb 22–280018
Mar 1–70010
Mar 8–140012
Mar 15–210032
Mar 22–280036
Mar 29 – Apr 40028
Apr 5–110080
Apr 12–1800136
Apr 19–2500175
Apr 26 – May 211244
May 3–900285
May 10–1631238
May 17–2300218
May 24–3000359
May 31 – Jun 611407
Jun 7–1331483
Jun 14–2022627
Jun 21–2752341
Jun 28 – Jul 411669
Jul 5–1121565
Jul 12–1800828
Jul 19–25221,038
Jul 26 – Aug 111623
Aug 2–800706
Aug 9–1500686
Aug 16–2200352
Aug 23–2900611
Aug 30 – Sep 500653
Sep 6–1200526
Sep 13–1900310
Sep 20–2600200
Sep 27 – Oct 300280
Oct 4–1000276
Oct 11–1700175
Oct 18–2400175
Oct 25–3100123
Nov 1–70046
Nov 8–140095
Nov 15–210026
Nov 22–280012
Nov 29 – Dec 50018
Dec 6–120021
Dec 13–190014
Dec 20–26007
Dec 27 – Jan 20010

In Ohio

Early May to mid-September, middle week May 24–30

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,252 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 904 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Gray Catbird in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Gray CatbirdYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10316,211
Jan 11–17435,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14225,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–211112,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–259541,623
Apr 26 – May 2851056,391
May 3–93201052,952
May 10–163451053,785
May 17–232601057,698
May 24–301381054,651
May 31 – Jun 6751053,099
Jun 7–13801053,700
Jun 14–2069956,625
Jun 21–2782955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41011058,477
Jul 5–11601061,336
Jul 12–18711064,722
Jul 19–2571869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 160959,416
Aug 2–8611059,712
Aug 9–1545955,994
Aug 16–2235954,328
Aug 23–2935851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 534857,167
Sep 6–1234959,075
Sep 13–1952954,543
Sep 20–2645945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 326943,180
Oct 4–1024737,841
Oct 11–178730,824
Oct 18–244421,156
Oct 25–313119,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2218,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos182 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Robin Turdus migratorius143 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater112 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • European Starling Sturnus vulgaris88 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis86 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When it is heard

Reported with a sound recording, too few times for a season.

From 2 iNaturalist records with a sound recording. Sounds are not kept or played here. Listen on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed55%49%
Forest21%31%
Wetland13%5%
Farmland9%11%
Open water2%3%
Grassland and shrub0.7%0.9%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 812 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ashtabula County result

21 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.