▁Their ▁voice ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁loud ▁with ▁cat - like ▁w ail ing . ▁They ▁produce ▁a ▁nas al ▁" here - I - arr " ▁call ▁with ▁sharp ▁clicks ▁and ▁three ▁loud ▁c ries . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁calling ▁all ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁especially ▁at ▁dawn ▁and ▁d usk ▁and ▁call ▁more ▁frequently ▁on ▁during ▁cool er ▁temper atures ▁with ▁de wy ▁m orn ings ▁and ▁after ▁rain . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁notes ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁sp otted ▁cat bird ' s ▁curious ▁person ality , ▁" On ▁entering ▁a ▁scr ub ▁from ▁the ▁road side ▁one ▁may ▁hear ▁a ▁Cat bird ▁call ▁perhaps ▁a ▁hundred ▁yards ▁away . ▁The ▁bird ▁will ▁probably ▁call ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁minutes , ▁adv ancing ▁near er ▁and ▁each ▁time , ▁until , ▁at ▁last , ▁the ▁bird ▁will ▁be ▁seen ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁a ▁branch ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁intr uder , ▁where ▁it ▁will ▁continue ▁its ▁har ah ▁calling ▁at ▁intervals , ▁whilst ▁watching ▁closely ▁its ▁human ▁neighbour . ▁In ▁all ▁probability ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁interval ▁the ▁bird ’ s ▁mate ▁will ▁arrive ▁in ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁calls ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁bird ." ▁They ▁exhib it ▁ar b ore al ▁displays ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁passer ines . ▁ ▁Diet ▁ ▁The ▁sp otted ▁cat bird ▁is ▁mainly ▁f rug iv orous . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁seen ▁for aging ▁at ▁varying ▁alt itud inal ▁levels . ▁They ▁often ▁for age ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁use