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Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Photo by Tom15
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Brown Thrashers live in open scrubby areas and often are hidden from view down in the brush. This one was in small trees at the edge of a sand pit where I also found Prairie Warblers.

Reference Links:

Brown Thrasher, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (11)
Tom15
Thanks Gerardo and Megan. These thrushes can all look a bit alike:-)
Megan Gilbert
looks almost like the ground scraper thrush we get here
Tom15
Thanks for the comments! I was lucky this bird came out into the open for about 10 seconds when I pished. Debbie, it does look similar to a long-billed Mistle Thrush:-)
Debbie Stewart
Beautiful spotting Tom, its got really similar markings to our Mistle Thrush http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/m/mistlethrush/index.aspx
JenKnight
one of my absolute favorite birds!

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PublishedMay 11, 2013

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