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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: newfoundlander61 on February 18, 2011, 07:46:34 PM

Title: Brown Thrasher
Post by: newfoundlander61 on February 18, 2011, 07:46:34 PM

This is my first time seeing one in the winter. Do they winter over here in Ontario.

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5456798277_24a84ba570.jpg)

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Post by: Sahria on February 18, 2011, 07:58:26 PM

I think you have a Brown Thrasher. According to my guide neither species winters here. Nice find!

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Post by: feathered on February 18, 2011, 08:02:09 PM

I've never seen one, but I think that's actually a Brown Thrasher, which is still unusual for winter here but not as unusual as a Wood Thrush. It has white on its wing coverts.

Edit - Oh, Sahria beat me to it. :D

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Post by: newfoundlander61 on February 18, 2011, 09:17:17 PM

Thanks for the ID, I checked an older bird guide and took a guess.

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Post by: Scott on February 19, 2011, 06:05:25 PM

Congrats on an unusual winter visitor Paul.

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Post by: denis on February 19, 2011, 08:35:51 PM

nice catch paul

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Post by: Moira on February 19, 2011, 09:10:50 PM

I've only seen them at Carden and they are very skittish.  Great catch!

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Post by: Bird Brain on February 19, 2011, 09:18:23 PM

Wonderful photo Paul!  

I sighted one of these gorgeous guys numerous times at Riverwood Park during January and February 2009.  Apparently it's a "shy" bird but every time I was there and put food on a tree stump, he would appear and come over very close to my fingers!    :D

It was interesting to meet and talk with a lot of people that had travelled quite a distance hoping to see and photograph this bird!  Met people from Windsor, Sarnia, Barrie, Oshawa, etc.