presumed juvenile Gray Catbird

[Amano Samarpan]

Am not sure of the ID here!

Can someone advise please ...

Amano

bird photographed 17.08.10 @ Jamacia Bay Wildlife Refuge, NY

[Daniel Cadieux]

Yes, Gray Catbird. To me this looks like a disheveled adult rather than a juvenile.

[Amano Samarpan]

Thanks Daniel ... by dishevelled I guess you mean worn! Not quite sure what this term means.
Amano

[Daniel Cadieux]

Yes, worn...but especially that he needs a comb!!:)

[Chris Sloan]

It has no black cap, and seems to have a soft gape. So, I'm pretty sure this is a juvenile.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Not used to seeing a juvie with such rough plumage, but good points on the lack of black cap and soft gape (this later point I especially should have particularly caught on...).

[Amano Samarpan]

Any chance of it being a Boat-tailed Grackle !?
Amano

[Daniel Cadieux]

No chance of it being a Boat-tailed Grackle. It is for sure a Gray Catbird with the slate gray plumage, and you can see a tiny hint of rust-coloured undertail coverts which is diagnostic of the Gray Catbird.