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Brown thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

We more often see birds having a wet bath rather than a dust bath. This thrasher spent quite a long time at its dust bath and seemed quite pleased at the end.

Habitat:

Neighborhood unpaved road

Reference Links:

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

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Comments (7)
Maria dB
Belated thanks, Ava, Gordon, Rosalie, craz4birds425, and Cindy!
RosalieLandt
Rarely see this bird in MN anymore. Great behavioral series!

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PublishedJuly 5, 2013

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