An unfamiliar bird song lured me out to the backporch this evening. A thrush was perched on a low branch of an old oak tree just outside the porch. I got a good look at the thrush, and the Patuxent site confirms both the markings and the beautiful song...a Swainson's thrush. Also, lots of rose-breasted grosbeaks here over the past few days... a mature male, two juvenile males and a female. Julie Horak Iowa City
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