wood thrush
noun
: a large woodland thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) of eastern North America that is rusty brown on the head and back, has white underparts marked with large black spots, and is noted for its loud clear song
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In fall, the wood thrush eats the red berries before migrating to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The wood thrush, whose heralded song is often said to sound like a flute, breeds throughout the eastern United States, but its population has plummeted over the last half century.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
Along the path hops a tiny wood thrush, the official bird of Washington, D.C.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
In the fall, many wood thrushes head to the Maya Forest, which spans Mexico, Guatemala and Belize and is one of five major swaths of intact forest remaining in Central America.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
District of Columbia: Wood thrush The wood thrush is Washington D.C.'s bird.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
Late American tree sparrows in the Concord area of the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, where a yellow warbler and a wood thrush were also tallied.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Our robin is in the thrush family, which includes the hermit thrush and wood thrush.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
Birders call one side of the park Thrush Ridge for the birds — wood thrush, hermit thrush, gray-cheeked thrush and more — that seem to like it there.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The wood thrush, whose heralded song is often said to sound like a flute, breeds throughout the eastern United States, but its population has plummeted over the last half century.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
Along the path hops a tiny wood thrush, the official bird of Washington, D.C.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
In the fall, many wood thrushes head to the Maya Forest, which spans Mexico, Guatemala and Belize and is one of five major swaths of intact forest remaining in Central America.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
District of Columbia: Wood thrush The wood thrush is Washington D.C.'s bird.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
Late American tree sparrows in the Concord area of the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, where a yellow warbler and a wood thrush were also tallied.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Our robin is in the thrush family, which includes the hermit thrush and wood thrush.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
Birders call one side of the park Thrush Ridge for the birds — wood thrush, hermit thrush, gray-cheeked thrush and more — that seem to like it there.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
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