Bird Identification: CLOSED: Bird ID - help, please?, 1 by ms_greenjeans

ms_greenjeans wrote:
I discovered I have a nest of gray catbirds in my yard, and I also have several of the birds in the attached photos. I live just outside the metro Minneapolis area. I see these birds most often in my burning bushes or pine trees. They chatter loudly at me whenever I walk through that portion of my yard, so I'm thinking their nest is near but I haven't found it yet. I know the photo isn't very good - I keep trying to catch them but they are not sitting still to pose for me! I am a total novice at birds - someone else ID'd the catbirds for me, so all help is welcome.