Thanks for the quick responses...so far I have one vote for bicknell's, one
for swainson's, and one for gray-cheecked :).

I just uploaded some much improved photos of what I believe is the same
bird.   Hopefully this will help clear up the debate, or perhaps invigorate
it :).

Cheers,
Colin




On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Colin Hebert <> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have an interesting thrush in my yard and I'm not sure what it is.  It
> looks a bit like a hermit thrush but I don't know how it could be this time
> of year.  I don't think it is a wood thrush or veery, which leaves
> bicknell's, swainson's or gray-cheeked, all of which I would have difficulty
> differentiating between without hearing it vocalize, which unfortunately it
> didn't.
>
> I have a few photos here:
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/cghebert/Thrush
>
> for those interested.  I apologize for the quality - it was evening and I
> was taking the photos through a glass door.
>
> I think it is still hanging around the yard today, so I'll try to get a
> better shot.  It did sway somewhat while foraging though, which I thought
> was fairly interesting.  Sort of like a woodcock does, though much less
> dramatic.
>
> Any thoughts/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Colin Hebert
> Laurel, MD
>
>

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