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Behavior question: Grey Catbird calling from a certain set of branches on a certain tree every day for the last several days. Why?

I noticed we have a grey catbird that sits in roughly the same spot every day and calls. I don’t see a nest but that doesn’t mean there isn’t one in the tree.
My hypothesis is that they’re calling their mate to say “hey! This is a good tree” or calling to find a mate to show off the good nesting spot they found.
They are doing an elaborate song comprising of a number of different bird calls.

I’m just super curious as to this behavior. It’s probably super simple and I just don’t know.

Thanks for any help!

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u/King_Atlas__ — 4 days ago
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EDIT: a few people asked for an update so here is at least the first one:

She got her BP and blood test back and both were good for her age! She for sure needs a diet change but nothing drastic and there’s options along side the expensive food so we can take care of her and have money for extra tests she may need.

The biggest one is her calcium results came back really great!! So no worry there!

We are still not totally out of the woods but I am feeling much more calm now that I can make a plan for her to feel better.

First, a few photos of my sweet girl, Maxie.

My lab/hound mix turned 16 back in March so she recently got a regular check up. Shes been a bit of a stinker about eating her food, but likes food in general which is part of why we went as well.

Her physical came back great! Her bloodwork came back potentially concerning however.

She has slightly elevated kidney, calcium and pancreas values as well as blood (red and white) in her urine. She also has a lump above her eye that we got fluid from tested and it could potentially be sinus related and could be causing degradation of her bone. We got the results back Wednesday and I cried for 2 hours because the verdict was “it’s nothing or it’s over”. We got her an appointment for further tests tomorrow morning because it was the soonest they had.

The thing that’s messing with me is she’s acting totally normal. She’s aware and alert, she LOVES her snacks, she still tries to run and jump a little, she has so much personality and she is just her. But her numbers could mean cancer, kidney failure or other issues that could soon cause her to suffer. I want to do what’s right for her. She’s been my best friend for 15.5 years and I owe her a peaceful end before she is suffering. But I feel like I would be robbing her of the good days she has left, but I don’t know how many she has. She is, overall a happy girl, but she also has pretty bad arthritis, she has trouble getting comfortable sometimes, she can’t see much at all and she could potentially be in low grade pain often. I’m going to talk to the vet tomorrow depending on her results, it just feels like the deck is stacked against her.

It’s also that bittersweet, I want her to rest peacefully and my life is so busy right now I spend most of my day worrying about her. But I also would worry endlessly for the rest of my days if it’s what’s best for her, if that makes sense?

I don’t know, I just feel so guilty planning out what I’m going to do if the news comes back bad while she just hangs out with me, normal and her as ever,

u/King_Atlas__ — 25 days ago