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	All About Birds
		The Swainson's Thrush is distinguished from the other spotted thrushes by its obvious eyering and buffy face.
		The Swainson's Thrush is the only woodland thrush whose song goes up in pitch.
		Call a sharp "whit;" also a hollow "peep." Nocturnal flight call a "peep" similar to a single note from a spring peeper frog.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Swainsons_Thrush.html (122 words)

	SDNHM Focus On: Hermit and Swainson's Thrushes
		The Hermit and Swainson's Thrushes are easily confused yet have very different breeding habitats, migration schedules, and winter ranges.
		The Swainson's Thrushes that we see commonly in migration are the most intensely russet, ustulatus on its way between its breeding range in the Pacific Northwest and its winter range in southern Mexico and Central America.
		The juveniles are similar to those of the Hermit Thrush, with similar tawny spotting on the upperparts and wing coverts and the same tendency for the spots on the underparts to become bars.
	www.sdnhm.org /research/birdatlas/focus/thrush.html (1835 words)

	All About Birds
		The Swainson's Thrush is distinguished from the other spotted thrushes by its obvious eyering and buffy face.
		The Swainson's Thrush is the only woodland thrush whose song goes up in pitch.
		The "russet-backed" Pacific population has more reddish plumage and a slightly different song than the "olive-backed" birds in the rest of the range.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Swainsons_Thrush.html (122 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Hermit Thrush
		However, the back of the Hermit Thrush is olive-brown, and its tail is cinnamon-brown, both the back and the tail of Swainson's Thrush are plain gray-brown, and the back and tail of the Veery are both a uniform cinnamon-brown.
		In life it may be difficult to distinguish our three most common thrushes--the Hermit Thrush, Swainson's Thrush and the Veery.
		This thrush is an early spring migrant, usually first appearing in April (average 15 April, earliest 28 March).
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0289.htm (452 words)

	Hermit Thrush description
		Birds of the genus Catharus include the Hermit Swainson's and Gray-cheeked Thrushes.
		They may be distinguished from Swainson's Thrush by their reddish tail and whitish, rather than buffy, underparts.
		Nests: Although the Hermit Thrush selects high perches for singing, nests are commonly built at the foot of or in small conifers or shrubs with ground cover.
	www.nps.gov /yuch/Expanded/key_resources/birds/species_descriptions/heth_description.htm (629 words)

	British Isles Birding - by Richard Bonser
		Postscript: All five of us have subsequently seen both Veery and Swainson’s Thrush within the British Isles — the Swainson’s Thrush being the individual on St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly in October 2000 and the Veery being that on North Ronaldsay, Orkney in October 2002.
		October 1999 I was with my mates at the university bar, catching up with the goings on of the ‘normal world’ whilst I’d been gallivanting to and fro from Scilly in my quest to see Siberian Thrush and Short-toed Eagle (as well as Upland Sandpiper and White’s Thrush).
		As the morning progressed, however, I learnt of the bird’s continued presence in one of the remotest corners of the British Isles and on this, a team was assembled to travel overnight across the Irish Sea.
	www.freewebs.com /richbonser/birdingdays.htm (6122 words)

	Birding in the vicinity of McCloud, Siskiyou County
		This is another place for Swainson's Thrush, all the usual warblers, and possibly Willow Flycatcher.
		Farther south along Squaw Valley Road, in meadow and streamside willows, you could find Red-breasted Sapsucker, Willow Flycatcher, Swainson's Thrush, and other previously mentioned species.
		The willow riparian upstream from the dam is loud with birdsong in summer.
	home.att.net /~redknot/mccloud.html (728 words)

	William Swainson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Swainson's friend John James Audubon named Swainson's Warbler after him, Charles Lucien Bonaparte named Swainson's Hawk for him, and Swainson's Thrush was named for him by Thomas Nuttall.
		Swainson travelled in Brazil from 1816 to 1818, returning to England with a collection of over 20,000 insects, 1,200 species of plants, drawings of 120 species of fish, and about 760 bird skins.
		Swainson continued with his writing, the most influential of which was the second volume of Fauna Boreali-Americana (1831) which he co-authored with John Richardson.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Swainson (309 words)

	Encyclopedia: Swainson's Thrush
		Swainson's Thrush was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist.
		Swainson's Thrush is a very rare wanderer to western Europe.
		Swainsons Thrush from US NPS Source: U.S. National Park Service, Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Caption: Swainsons Thrush [Catharus ustulatus] (NPS Photo) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Swainson%27s-Thrush (1247 words)

	SDNHM Focus On: Hermit and Swainson's Thrushes
		The Swainson's Thrushes that we see commonly in migration are the most intensely russet, ustulatus on its way between its breeding range in the Pacific Northwest and its winter range in southern Mexico and Central America.
		In spring, Swainson's Thrush has been reported as early as 1 April but doesn't become common until the last week of April.
		Swainson's flanks are brown, not gray as in all the western subspecies of the Hermit (the brown-flanked eastern subspecies of the Hermit has never been proven to reach California).
	www.sdnhm.org /research/birdatlas/focus/thrush.html (1835 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds Thrushes of Eastern North America - Thrushes - Swainson's Thrush
		Swainson's Thrush occurs in northern New England and southward in isolated populations to West Virginia.
		In contrast Swainson's Thrush has a contrasting yellow-white eye ring and the face is brown, not gray.
		Habitat: Swainson's Thrush lives in the undergrowth of coniferous forests and deciduous thickets.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/musci/Custul.htm (285 words)

	Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
		Swainson’s Thrushes declined and eventually disappeared over a 5 year period (1989-1994) from a 11.7 ha BBC plot in San Diego County, after heavy spring flooding scoured the understory in the years 1991-93 (Weaver 1989-1994).
		Swainson’s Thrush was least abundant in old-growth (6.50/40 ha, ± 3.90) mixed coniferous woodland, dominated by Douglas fir, Western hemlock, and Western red cedar, more abundant in mature even-aged stands (14.30,± 9.70), and most abundant in young stands (25.5/40 ha, ± 3.00), regenerating from clearcutting practices.
		Swainson’s Thrushes were found to be more abundant in riparian habitats than upland habitats on mixed-conifer study sites in the Cascade Mountains, Lane County, Oregon (Anthony et al 1996).
	www.prbo.org /calpif/htmldocs/species/riparian/swainsons_thrush.htm (3476 words)

	Swainson's Thrush description
		Swainson's Thrush was the fourth most frequently detected bird on the Bird Inventory as their distinctive song is heard over long distances.
		Although Swainson's Thrush may be seen occasionally standing or running on the forest floor, these birds spend less time on the ground than other thrushes.
		Vocalizations: The song of Swainson's Thrush is an ascending spiral of varied whistles, "po, po, tu, tu, tu, tureel, tureel, tiree, tree, tree." During the day, their call is a liquid "whit." At night, the call note is a peeping "queep."
	www.nps.gov /yuch/Expanded/key_resources/birds/species_descriptions/swth_description.htm (519 words)

	Swainson's Thrush
		The Swainson's Thrush, named in honor of the early 19th century English ornithologist William Swainson, spends it summers in the coniferous forests of Canada and the northern US, and its winters from southern Mexico through to Argentina.
		In the hand, the Swainson's Thrush can be distinguished from the similar Gray-cheeked Thrush by the lack of emargination on primary number 6 (fourth feather from the top).
		Swainson's Thrushes nest in northern coniferous forests, preferably in dense thickets along streams.
	www.wbu.com /chipperwoods/photos/swainsons.htm (432 words)

	William Swainson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Swainson's friend John James Audubon named Swainson's Warbler after him, Charles Lucien Bonaparte named Swainson's Hawk for him, and Swainson's Thrush was named for him by Thomas Nuttall.
		William Swainson (October 8, 1789- December 6, 1855), was an English ornithologist and artist.
		Swainson was born in St. Mary Newington, London.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Swainson (319 words)

	William Swainson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Swainson's friend John James Audubon named Swainson's Warbler after him, Charles Lucien Bonaparte named Swainson's Hawk for him, and Swainson's Thrush was named for him by Thomas Nuttall.
		Swainson travelled in Brazil from 1816 to 1818, returning to England with a collection of over 20,000 insects, 1,200 species of plants, drawings of 120 species of fish, and about 760 bird skins.
		Swainson continued with his writing, the most influential of which was the second volume of Fauna Boreali-Americana (1831) which he co-authored with John Richardson.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Swainson (319 words)

	The BirdWeb - Species Description
		They are outnumbered by Swainson’s Thrushes throughout most of Washington, except at high elevations in coniferous forests with limited brush, such as in the Blue Mountains.
		Hermit Thrushes are less dependent on wintering habitat in the tropics than are the other thrushes, which may be one reason the population is doing as well as it is. Another reason may be that it nests at higher elevations where habitat is more stable.
		Hermit Thrushes are common at high elevations in coniferous forests throughout Washington.
	www.birdweb.org /birdweb/Species.asp?id=353 (825 words)

	Thrush
		The most important American species are the wood thrush ({Turdus mustelinus), Wilson's thrush ({Turdus fuscescens), the hermit thrush (see under Hermit), Swainson's thrush ({Turdus Alici[ae]), and the migratory thrush, or American robin (see Robin).
		Note: Among the best-known European species are the song thrush or throstle ({Turdus musicus), the missel thrush (see under Missel), the European redwing, and the blackbird.
		Thrush tit, any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds of the genus Cochoa.
	dictionaries.cc /Thrush (581 words)

	Swainson's Thrush
		The Swainson's Thrush, named in honor of the early 19th century English ornithologist William Swainson, spends it summers in the coniferous forests of Canada and the northern US, and its winters from southern Mexico through to Argentina.
		In the hand, the Swainson's Thrush can be distinguished from the similar Gray-cheeked Thrush by the lack of emargination on primary number 6 (fourth feather from the top).
		Swainson's Thrushes nest in northern coniferous forests, preferably in dense thickets along streams.
	www.wbu.com /chipperwoods/photos/swainsons.htm (432 words)

	Birds that eat Currants - WhatBird
		Swainson's Thrush (swainsoni) Breeding Male: Medium-sized thrush with dull olive-brown or olive-gray upperparts.
		Eyebrowed Thrush Breeding Male: Medium-sized, robin-like thrush with a gray back and head, orange-brown breast and flanks, and white belly.
		Wood Thrush Breeding Male: Medium-sized thrush with rust-brown upperparts and white underparts with heavy dark brown spots.
	www.whatbird.com /browse/objs/All/birds_of_north_america_western/141/Eats/12325/Currants (1092 words)

	All About Birds
		In the Appalachian Mountains the Hermit Thrush is displaced at lower elevations by the Veery and at higher elevations by Swainson's Thrush, leaving the middle altitudes for the Hermit Thrush.
		The Hermit Thrush is the only member of its genus to spend the winter in North America.
		East of the Rocky Mountains the Hermit Thrush usually nests on the ground.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Hermit_Thrush.html (154 words)

	Chapter Throw-crook <i>to</i> Thunder of T by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)
		The most important American species are the wood thrush Wilson's thrush the hermit thrush Swainson's thrush and the migratory thrush, or American robin
		Among the best-known European species are the song thrush or throstle the missel thrush (see under Missel), the European redwing, and the blackbird.
		Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush See Brown thrush.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/257/1211/24309/2.html (295 words)

	Thrushes, Solitaires, and Bluebirds
		Habitat: During migration, Swainson's thrush regularly uses a wide range of deciduous and coniferous communities.
		The hermit thrush is the first of the Catharus thrushes to arrive in spring.
		In all instances, wood thrushes appear to select woodlands with a closed canopy of mature trees.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/1998/stcroix/turdidae.htm (1746 words)

	* Gray-cheeked Thrush - (Bird): Definition
		Swainson's Thrush similar, but has buff eye ring and buff, not gray, cheeks.
		Fast Fact: Thrush es are sensitive birds and are good indicator species, declining in numbers as habitats become less suitable.
		S., this thrush is among the least-known breeding birds in North America.
	en.mimi.hu /bird/graycheeked_thrush.html (1746 words)

	eBirds NYC Short-term Archive
		I immediately got up and rummaged through my stuff and finally found my Peterson CD and went right to the thrushes, and bingo their it was a swainson's thrush, which even my non birding wife verified.
		A Wood Thrush was singing from a perch in a tuliptree sapling next to his nest.
		On the way out of the park, Sean and I checked on the Wood Thrush nest.
	members.tripod.com /~phaedrus64/ebirds.html (1746 words)

	Hermit Thrush - Richard Ditch
		Until this bird got into better light and showed the reddish color of the tail I wasn't sure if it was a Hermit or a Swainson's.
		Since moving to Arizona I've learned that Catharus thrushes are a lot harder to separate visually here in the western US than I was used to back east.
		Commentary: Here's another back yard shot, this time a Hermit Thrush, and only the second time we've had one in our yard.
	home.earthlink.net /~richditch/hermitthrush.htm (151 words)

	Birds that eat Currants - WhatBird
		Swainson's Thrush (swainsoni) Breeding Male: Medium-sized thrush with dull olive-brown or olive-gray upperparts.
		Gray-cheeked Thrush (minimus) Breeding Male: Small thrush with olive-brown upperparts, buff-brown breast with brown spots and white or buff belly.
		Dusky Thrush Breeding Male: Large thrush with brown back and rufous wings.
	www.whatbird.com /browse/objs/All/birds_of_north_america_western/141/Eats/12325/Currants (1092 words)

	THE OTTER SIDE - T Images
		This Swainson's Thrush was photographed at Tamarac NWR, Minnesota..
		Varied Thrushes breed throughout much of Alaska, far western Canada, and the far northwestern US.
		This Mistle Thrush was photographed at Kensington Park, London, England.
	www.otterside.com /htmfiles/t013-t.htm (283 words)

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