#swainson's thrush

[fullfrontalbirds]

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)

© David DesRochers

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Swainson's Thrush

Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

"During the peak of migration, Swainson's Thrushes are often very common in woodlots and parks, lurking in the thickets, slipping into fruiting trees to pluck berries. Although they tend to stay out of sight, the patient birder eventually can see them well enough to discern the bold buffy eye-rings that give these birds their alert or startled look. Like the other brown thrushes, Swainson's migrate mostly at night, and their distinctive callnotes can be heard from overhead on clear nights during spring and fall."

- Audubon Field Guide

[birbmania]

Swainson's thrush . . . Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Smyrna, Delaware . . . 9/15/23

[speakingofnature]

Swainson's Thrush

It was a surprise to find this Swainson's Thrush timidly hiding in the brush of Hickory Hills Park a few days ago. Normally they have all moved south by now, but perhaps our warm weather of late has delayed its migratory journey.

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Swainson's Thrush Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

[introvertedswimmer]

Swainson's Thrush

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Swainson's Thrush

Speckled chest, slim body, pale eye-ring and short straight bill means you’re looking at a Swainson’s thrush. Its call is a soft hwoit.

By BILL LEAMANA

[abirddogmoment]

Another lifer for me: a swainson' thrush!

[proton-wobbler]

Battle Royale

so you got submitted to a niche bird poll (A-2)

These birds all have more than a million sightings on eBird, what were you thinking submitting them to a dumb niche hipster poll??? Joking aside, these birds were definitely too popular to get into the poll itself. Please vote for your favorite here!

[burkh4rt]

[fullfrontalbirds]

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)

© Daphne Asbell

[queenlua]

confirmed birdsong clips used in Baldur's Gate 3 so far:

Swainson's thrush

varied thrush

mountain chickadee

you're welcome, plz follow for your continuing video game birdsong ID needs

[ronthafrog]

swainson’s thrush (Catharus ustulatus)

[speakingofnature]

Swainson's Thrush

The Swainson's Thrush seems to prefer avoiding notice as it hunts for food near the woodland floor. Its markings match its behavior...which conveys a comfortable existence.

[crows-and-cookies]

Okay I just tried to type out a vent post and it autocorrected ‘istg’ to SwTh, which is the bird code for swainsons thrush. Anyways that should tell you all you need to know about me

[fshoulders]

Not my FAVORITE BIRD (I…can’t pick just one of those anyway) but I have a bird species I have heard fairly often and once gotten very close to but I have NEVER seen it. (The sun went down while I was creeping closer, so it was very super-double-impossible for me to see it!) I do in fact LONG to see it. And this is it:

(Photo credit: Mark Ludwick, via Macaulay Library)

I know. I know.

On the other hand, please be advised it sounds like a bird you would have heard singing silvery and strange in the forests of Alderaan on a crisp morning when nothing ever seemed likely to go wrong (listen to it at the Macaulay Library!)

Sigh. Swainson’s Thrush…

I love birdwatchers they’re like “I just saw my ALL TIME FAVORITE BIRD SPECIES! I’ve always dreamed of seeing one in the wild! I am ECSTATIC!” and it’s the most boring looking little brown bird you’ve ever seen.