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Andrew & All, Most Gray Catbirds nest north of Gainesville, so any records south of there are noteworthy. As far as I know there are only a couple of confirmed breeding records in Orange County. If your birds nest again next year, try to get a photo. If this year's nest is available, clip it out of the bush & get it to the collection at UCF. You don't have to worry, catbirds build a new nest every year. If anybody is wondering about the breeding status of any species in Florida, the best resource is online at http://fosbirds.org. Just click on Breeding Bird Atlas. The species are listed in alphabetical order. If you find a breeding species that you feel is out of range, try to get a photo without causing any disturbance to the birds. Data collection for the Breeding Bird Atlas was completed almost 15 years ago, & breeding ranges of many species do expand & contact over the years, so don't be too surprised by what you might find. Just get a photo. Wes Biggs Orlando Andrew Boyle wrote: >Hello, All. > >--- Wes Biggs <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >> ...but don't they breed in your neck of the woods? >> >> > >Had a pair nest and fledge one chick in my backyard >this season. They took off a couple weeks ago but I >haven't been in the back much these 2 weeks. > >I will note if we find some while banding at Wekiva >this Sunday. > >Andrew Boyle >Orlando, FL > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ FLORIDABIRDS-L Listserv mailing list information: Member photos I: http://bkpass.tripod.com/floridabirds.htm Member photos II: floridabirds-l.50megs.com (copy to browser) For archives: http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/floridabirds-l.html Set nomail: Click: mailto:[log in to unmask] Set floridabirds-L nomail Listowner: Click: mailto:[log in to unmask]