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Brown thrasher (adult with fledgling)
Toxostoma rufum
36.154, -95.9928
Field Notes
Description:
The Brown Thrasher is bright reddish-brown above with thin, dark streaks on its buffy underparts. Its long, rufous tail is rounded with paler corners, and eyes are a brilliant gold. Adults average about 11.5 in (29 cm) long with a wingspan of 13 in (33 cm), and have an average mass of 2.4 oz (68 g). (information from Wikipedia)
Habitat:
City park
Notes:
I got to watch brown thrashers nest in a tree outside a window at work. The parents would fly in and out dozens of times to day in order to find insects and worms to feed their chicks. I got lucky and saw one of the chicks out of the nest, so I crept outside at lunch with the camera. It was quite brave and allowed me to get close.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 5, 2012
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