Wood Thrush
“As for wild notes from the forest, on May 8 and for the second spring in a row a solitary Wood Thrush began regularly singing from the depths of the nearby woods.”
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I also heard Wood Thrushes, Veery’s and Hermit Thrushes calling consistently across the Greenbelt system.
I have also seen and heard many Veery’s and Wood Thrushes calling consistently right now across the green belt system and Robinson Woods II & I. Thrushes are often a tricky bird to identify, especially when you consider the other Thrushes passing through our forests right now, including the Swainson’s Thrush…
Also spotted within the depths of Robinson woods III was a Wood Thrush.
On one outing I caught a glimpse of a Wood Thrush and heard the wavering pitch and prominent overtones of a Hermit Thrush.
Additionally, starting in early June, a Wood Thrush began regularly singing from the depths of the nearby woods.
Within a half hour time span I also heard five different types of thrushes singing - Eastern Bluebird, Veery, Hermit Thrush, Wood Thrush and American Robin.
Also, on the late afternoon of July 21 a single Eastern Towhee was singing along Charles Jordan Road and on July 24 just before dusk I heard the lush, flute like song of my first Wood Thrush of the year somewhere along the woodland fringes of Crescent Beach State Park.
A single Wood Thrush and Scarlet Tanager also joined the ensemble.
Closer to home, on the evening of July 13th I caught not one but two Wood Thrushes calling from the depths of Robinson Woods III.
As for wild notes from the forest, on May 8 and for the second spring in a row a solitary Wood Thrush began regularly singing from the depths of the nearby woods.
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A single Wood Thrush and Scarlet Tanager also joined the ensemble.
I am also thankful for the Wood Thrush that continues to sing past dusk somewhere in the woods behind our house.
A Wood Thrush and Scarlet Tanager briefly joined the ensemble as well.
And within just a half an hour, the woods along this stretch of road came alive with the voices of five different thrushes—Eastern Bluebird, Veery, Hermit Thrush, Wood Thrush and American Robin.