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Gray Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis.
April 11 to October 15+. Fairly common summer resident. Catbirds nest in towns, farmyards, and in "edge" in forested areas. "In the region of Fayetteville catbirds begin to sing about April 23 and may be heard until near the end of July" (Baerg 1951). In the Winslow area, Black (1935) considered it "perhaps the most common summer bird in the region," though recent field work does not support the statement in the present time. Black also noted that "in dry summers they retire to the larger streams about the middle of July, in company with other birds that ordinarily remains more evenly distributed." There are also a few midwinter records: January 20, 1981, and December 17, 1983, both at Fayetteville.

Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos.
Common permanent resident. The State Bird of Arkansas. A bird of settled areas, it is often associated with fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, especially multiflora rose and other thickets.

Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum.
Permanent resident. Common in the region except during midwinter, when relatively few are found. At Fayetteville the number reported on the Christmas Bird Count has varied since 1971 from none observed (1979) up to as many as eight, often 2-4.