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	Brown Thrasher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) is a common type of thrasher, part of a family of New World birds (Mimidae) that includes New World catbirds and mockingbirds.
		The Brown Thrasher is, as the name suggests, mostly brown or reddish-brown above, with a white breast and throat streaked with brown, and two white bars on each wing.
		The Brown Thrasher is the official state bird of Georgia, and the inspiration for the name of Atlanta's National Hockey League team, the Atlanta Thrashers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brown_Thrasher (340 words)

	Brown Thrasher
		Brown thrasher is apparently absent from much of the canyon region of the Dissected Plain in southern Lincoln County.
		Brown thrasher made up nearly 1% of the total breeding bird numbers in the study area those years.
		Brown thrashers use a variety of habitat types, but highest densities are typically associated with hedgerows (Graber et al.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/platte/species/toxorufu.htm (590 words)

	Brown Thrasher Species Account - Florida Breeding Bird Atlas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In Florida the Brown Thrasher is a common but inconspicuous permanent resident whose numbers in winter are augmented by migrants from farther north.
		The Brown Thrasher breeds throughout most of the state, but is absent from the southwestern mainland and much of the central Everglades.
		The Brown Thrasher has become a regular breeder in the southern half of the peninsula only since about 1930 and first nested in the Florida Keys in 1986 where it is still a rare breeder (Howell 1932, Stevenson and Anderson 1994).
	wld.fwc.state.fl.us /bba/BRTH.htm (410 words)

	All About Birds
		Brown Thrasher is considered a short-distance migrant, but two individuals have been recorded in Europe: one in England and another in Germany.
		An aggressive defender of its nest, the Brown Thrasher is known to strike people and dogs hard enough to draw blood.
		Brown Thrashers leave the nest at only 9 to 13 days old, earlier than either of its smaller relatives, the Northern Mockingbird or Gray Catbird.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Brown_Thrasher.html (179 words)

	State Birds - Brown Thrasher - Georgia
		The Brown Thrush, or Thrasher, by which names this bird is generally known, may be said to be a constant resident in the United States, as immense numbers are found all the year round in Louisiana, the Floridas, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
		The actions of this species during the period of courtship are very curious, the male often strutting before the female with his tail trailing on the ground, moving gracefully round her, in the manner of some pigeons, and while perched and singing in her presence, vibrating his body with vehemence.
		The Brown or Ferruginous Thrush is the strongest of the genus in the United States, neither the Mocking-bird nor the Robin being able to cope with it.
	www.flyingmobiles.com /html/statebirds/brown_thrasher.htm (1994 words)

	Brown Thrasher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although commonly but erroneously called the "brown thrush," this species is actually a "first cousin" of the mockingbirds, which it closely resembles except in color.
		The color of the upperparts of the Brown Thrasher is a rich brown, that of the underparts buffy, heavily streaked with dusky — not spotted as in the case of our true thrushes.
		Brown Thrashers are abundant permanent residents throughout the state, and in winter Louisiana is the home for many northern members of the species that come south to escape the cold weather and to find adequate food.
	losbird.org /labirds/brth.htm (210 words)

	Avon Grove Sun - News - 06/23/2005 - Listen for the songs of the Brown thrasher around area shrubs
		Where there's one brown thrasher this time of year, there's usually a family, so I assume that his mate is also present along with two to five eggs or nestlings.
		Thrashers are in the same family as mockingbirds and catbirds - the family called Mimidae, for the members' propensity to mimic the songs and calls of other birds.
		Thrasher are bulky cups of twigs, dry leaves, grass and rootlets, built on the ground at the base of a tree or shrub, or placed in a fork or tangle 3 to 7 feet above ground.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=14738308&BRD=2243&PAG=461&dept_id=451157& (679 words)

	Brown Thrasher : Brown thrasher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brown Thrasher(add picture here)Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:PasseriformesFamily:MimidaeGenus:ToxostomaSpecies:rufumBinomial name Toxostoma rufumThe Brown Thrasher is a common type of thrasher, part of a family of New World birds (Mimidae) that includes catbirds[?] and mockingbirds.
		The Brown Thrasher is a common type of thrasher, part of a family of New World birds (Mimidae) that includes catbirds[?] and mockingbirds.
		The Brown Thrasher is the official state bird[?] of Georgia.
	www.termsdefined.net /br/brown-thrasher.html (376 words)

	Brown Thrashers
		Brown Thrashers are attracted to backyard feeders with corn, seeds, suet and fruit.
		Thrashers are the official state bird of Georgia.
		Brown Thrashers like to feed on the ground using their long curved bill to search leaf and ground debris for food.
	www.all-birds.com /thrasher.htm (432 words)

	Brown Thrasher
		Brown Thrasher: Four to five pale blue, brown-dotted eggs laid in a large built nest of sticks, grassses, leaves, and rootlets lined with grass.
		Brown Thrasher: Male sings converation-like phrases with varied phrases being given in phrases of two's and three's.
		Brown Thrasher: Similar to this brid is the Long-Billed Thrasher which has more brownish gray upperparts, darker streaking o creamy white underparts.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/679/_/Brown_Thrasher.aspx (473 words)

	Birds, Familiar: Brown Thrasher, Life Histories of North American Birds, A.C. Bent
		Here the thrasher is essentially a bird of the rural, woodland, and farming districts, living in bushy pastures, sproutlands, brier patches, tangles along fences, dry thickets, brushy hillsides, and the edges of woodlands, almost always far from human habitations.
		Several brown thrashers have been reported as from 8 to 10 years old, but the oldest one seems to be the bird reported by Miss Marion A. Boggs (1939) which, on the eleventh return, was at least 13 years old.
		Winter.--The brown thrasher is a permanent resident throughout the southern portion of its range, but more or less migratory throughout the greater part of it.
	home.bluemarble.net /~pqn/ch31-40/thrasher.html (9316 words)

	BROWN THRASHER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The brown thrasher is a bird of thickets and undergrowth, generally moving quickly across open spots in the terrain.
		It is eleven inches in length and handsome in a rich brown coat and cream vest that is heavily splotched.
		Brown thrashers are good singers, ranking second only to the mockingbird.
	www.baylink.org /Wpc/thrasher.html (196 words)

	Brown Thrasher - Georgia State Bird - Birding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The brown thrasher is the state bird of Georgia.
		It is brown with white stripes on its wings, and a white belly with brown stripes.
		Brown thrashers live in the edges of woods and scrub piles, eating insects amongst the leaves.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art24223.asp (115 words)

	Georgia State Bird Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
		Proposals were made to the Legislature and bills to adopt the brown thrasher as the state bird were introduced, but no action was taken.
		On April 6, 1935, the brown thrasher was declared the state bird of Georgia by proclamation of Governor Eugene Talmadge.
		The brown thrasher is designated as the official Georgia state bird.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/birds/ga_brown_thrasher.htm (313 words)

	Brown Thrasher
		Brown Thrashers may be confused with thrushes but are larger, have longer tails and are streaked (not spotted) below.
		The Brown Thrasher gleans food from the ground or in shrubs.
		The Brown Thrasher breeds from southeastern Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and northern New England south to Gulf Coast and Florida.
	www.shawcreekbirdsupply.com /brown_thrasher_info.htm (188 words)

	* Brown Thrasher - (Bird): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Thrasher is also something of a mimic but not as accomplished a performer in that line as the Catbird.
		Brown Thrashers are one of the biggest birds to have their nests parasitized by Brown-Headed Cowbirds; the female usually ejects (removes from nest) the Cowbird egg...
		Apple is widely used by fruit eaters and many other species; American cheese is favored by chickadees, mockingbirds and brown thrashers; corn is widely used and an excellent source of energy during severe cold weather...
	www.bestknows.com /bird/brown_thrasher.html (349 words)

	Brown Thrasher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brown thrashers (Toxostoma rufum) are very active birds.
		Usually found on the ground in dense thickets, they are almost one foot in length, with a long, curved beak and a long tail.
		In 1935, the brown thrasher was named the state bird of Georgia.
	www.nps.gov /miss/features/birding/brdwatch/gallery/thrasher.html (44 words)

	Brown Thrasher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Locating nests and observing nesting behavior were easy for Atlasers due to the Brown Thrasher's commonness and its tendency to nest near the ground.
		This is appropriate habitat for Brown Thrashers (Terres 1987).
		Brown Thrashers typically return to Missouri in late March (Robbins and Easterla 1992).
	www.conservation.state.mo.us /nathis/birds/birdatlas/maintext/0400295.htm (357 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; birds: Toxostoma rufum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Brown Thrasher occurs throughout most of the eastern half of the United States, including the North during the breeding season and the South all year.
		However, the Brown Thrasher is not listed as Threatened or Endangered in any part of the Southeast.
		The Long-billed Thrasher is found throughout the year in the southern portion of Texas.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/birds/passeriformes/trufum.html (437 words)

	The Georgia Public Policy Foundation Home Page
		The National Wildlife Federation states on its Web site, “The Brown Thrasher is in danger of disappearing from Georgia.” In a global-warming editorial, one newspaper noted the thrasher is returning from winter migration 21 days earlier than it did 20 years ago.
		In contrast to this suspicious behavior of the brown thrasher, other species have been nesting progressively farther south for more than half a century; not as if our climate is becoming warmer, but as if it is cooling.
		The brown thrashers are unlikely pawns in the global warming struggle.
	www.gppf.org /article.asp?RT=&p=pub/Environment/EnvBirds040924.htm (947 words)

	* Thrasher - (Bird): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brown Thrashers frequent thickets, brushy areas, shrubs and thorny scrub habitats.
		Butts, W. Apple is widely used by fruit eaters and many other species; American cheese is favored by chickadees, mockingbirds and brown thrashers; corn is widely used and an excellent source of energy during severe cold weather...
		It is composed of dry leaves and twigs, together with a large proportion of dry grass and slips of grape-vines,...
	www.bestknows.com /bird/thrasher.html (512 words)

	Chickadee, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Towhee, House Finch
		Nesting - The nest is a loose cup of plant fibers, moss, and feathers at bottom of tree cavity or in a birdhouse.
		Nesting - The nest is a bulky cup of twigs and leaves, grass, and bark.
		Nesting - The nest is a cup of grass, twigs, and rootlet concealed on the ground.
	www.baldeagleinfo.com /birds/birds5.html (212 words)

	Brown Thrasher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brown Thrashers are found all over North Carolina year round.
		The thrashers that live in my yard like low shrubs, brush piles, and some of the wild berry-producing plants that they find in overgrown fields near our yard.
		This video shows you the Brown Thrasher up close as it delivers us a song, and as it tries to scare off a neighbors cat thats too close to its nest.
	www.geocities.com /wildlife_programs/bthasher.html (105 words)

	Postage Stamps of Jimmy Carter Cherokee Rose Brown Thrasher Live Oak Tree Georgia flag
		On April 6,1935, the governor of Georgia proclaimed the Brown Thrasher as the State Bird.
		The Brown Thrasher has a white breast streaked in brown, white wing bars, and a rich brown color on top.
		The Brown Thrasher migrates North in the summer and spends winters in the Southern states.
	www.postcardsfrom.com /stamp/stamp-ga.html (491 words)

	Birds of the Upper Texas Coast - Brown Thrasher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brown Thrashers are found on the ground in dense thickets.
		Brown Thrasher could be confused with Wood Thrush.
		Brown Thrashers are permanent residents of High Island and outside the breeding season at Brazos Bend State Park.
	www.texasbirding.net /birds/b-thrash.htm (126 words)

	Brown Thrasher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		rown thrashers frequent thickets and shrubby areas of the park, often near forest edges and near the visitor center.
		The bird, like all mockingbirds, is known for its singing ability, but the brown thrasher is thought to have one of the broadest repertoires of North American birds.
		Brown thrashers are first observed at Wind Cave National Park around late April to early May.
	www.nps.gov /wica/Brown_Thrasher.htm (73 words)

	Brown Thrasher
		Of our three mimic thrushes, the brown thrasher is the most reclusive - or, at least, it used to be.
		This year, a pair of thrashers built a nest behind the barn in volunteer fl raspberries that had sprung up among a pile of old implements and parts.
		Luckily, we seem to have more thrashers on our property this year than ever before, despite the fact that their population is decreasing in the East, probably due to loss of habitat.
	www.americanartifacts.com /smma/per/b14.htm (789 words)

	Georgia's State Birds, the Brown Thrasher & Bobwhite (Toxostoma rufum & Colinus virginianus) [Geobopological ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		On March 20, 1970, the brown thrasher was adopted as Georgia’s state bird, the bobwhite the official game bird.
		Now, therefore, be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia at the suggestion and request of the Garden Clubs of Georgia that the Brown Thrasher is hereby designated as the official Georgia State Bird.
		The brown thrasher is a member of the family Mimidae.
	www.geobop.com /world/NA/US/GA/Bird.htm (527 words)

	Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum
		The brown thrasher is more retiring than either the mockingbird or catbird, but, like them, is a splendid singer.
		Its call note is a sharp sound like the smacking of lips, useful in identifying this long-tailed, thicket-haunting bird, which does not relish close scrutiny.
		The brown thrasher is not so fond of wild fruit as the catbird and mocker, but devours a much larger percentage of animal food.
	www.yankeegardener.com /birds/brown1.htm (209 words)

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