Please start sending your posts to texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > If memory serves, the TRBC accepted a Black Catbird > for the state list long ago. This species is also sedentary > in habits and occupies a similar geographic range > to that of the Tropical Mockingbird. Can anyone on the > TRBC presently shed light on the processing of this old > historic record, I think this was a specimen entry? The June 1892 Black Catbird record/specimen is discussed in the TBRC Annual Report for 1990: http://www.texasbirds.org/tbrc/AR1990.htm The ABA Committee's take on this record can be found in their 1992 Checklist report: http://www.aba.org/checklist/ccr1992.pdf As is mentioned, the published source of this record comes from Oberholser's Bird Life of Texas. A photo of this specimen can be found at: http://www.texasbirds.org/tbrc/blca.htm -- Eric Eric Carpenter Secretary, TBRC Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds