Size: 11½" Rufus brown
head, back and wings. White belly with dark brown streaks. Yellow eyes.
Voice: Twice repeated musical warbles. Call is a 'smacking' sound.
Breeds across Southern Canada from Alberta to Ontario. South through
Eastern two thirds of the US to the Gulf and Florida.
We've had a Brown Thrasher off and on visiting our yard for three straight
years. We've never seen more than one or seen a nest or young birds. Thrasher is a fence
line bird very seldomly venturing away from it into the yard. |