Well the best comment I had on my thrush dilemma was that they were all variants of the Hermit Thrush. So I went out with that in mind and applied it to every beastie I saw. Sure enough it seemed to fit. Now call that birdbrain washing, manifesting Hermits, illusions projecting reality, surrender to something that sounds rational, wisely intuitive, stubbornly stupid, common sense, illumined make believe, or whatever else anyone out there can come up with, that is my story and I am sticking to it. I don't think recreational ornithology will ever resort of birdie footprints IDs in the FBI files or laser scan DNA testing with a unit built into our binoculars, so sometimes I just get to kinda guess and do the best I can and hope someone far wiser and more experience than I can guide my not-so- serious self into birder ID nirvana. Thank you birders all for the feedback and sharing your experience and knowledge. I love this stuff. And, oh, by the way...
Man, were there a lot of Hermit Thrushes out there today! Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN
