There has been a Hermit Thrush for the past few weeks -- this bird does have a fairly well marked face with a nice eye ring.
Chris Wood Ithaca, NY On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 12:34 PM, bob mcguire <[email protected]>wrote: > On a walk along the Cayuga Trail at S Monkey Run this morning I encountered > a Hermit/Swainson's Thrush in the heavy privet between the parking area at > the end of Monkey Run Rd and the iron bridge. It was giving the "churt" call > that I associate with Hermit Thrush. It had the bold white breast spots of > both Hermit and Swainson's. However, the throat was buffy as was the > complete eye ring. The bird took off across the creek before I could get a > look at the tail, back, or flanks. > > I have had Hermit Thrush in that vicinity in winters past and, given the > lesser likelihood that a Swainson's would linger here, I am going to call it > Hermit for now. Hopefully someone else will have a chance to see it and pick > up more detail. > > Chris and Jessy: this is your back yard. Have you encountered a similar > bird this week? > > Bob McGuire > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
