Every spring for the 10 years that we've lived in our house near
Greenbelt Lake, we have had a Wood Thrush singing in the back yard.
But this year there were none at all - not even during migration.  We
did have a singing Swainson's Thrush at one point (a new yard bird),
but the absence of Wood Thrushes was very disappointing.

Elaine Hendricks
Greenbelt, MD  (PG County)




On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Rick Sussman <> wrote:
> Could be. I usually hear them from the woods across the neighbors fields, but this year I have only heard them perhaps 2-3 times.
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> Rick Sussman
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Heatwole <>
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> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Wood Thrushes?
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> Every year I've heard Wood Thrushes in the woods near my house (Damascus
> D). They've been quite reliable - I usually hear the first one between
> pril 24 and April 27. But, this year I haven't heard a single one. It might
> e my 67-year-old ears (but I seem to be able to hear the other "usual
> uspects") or are the numbers of Wood Thrushes down this year?
> Tony Heatwole
> amascus, MD
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