Hermit Thrush

Uploaded on Apr 20, 2011

Hermit thrush singing in Maine. © 2011 Garth McElroy

Uploaded on Jan 20, 2009

The Hermit Thrush arrives at the nature sanctuary in the spring, hunts on the ground for insects, and finally sings its haunting song in the upland forest. This video was taken From Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary's Living Portrait series.

Uploaded on Jul 2, 2011

Enregistré au Parc Frontenac juin 2011 par André Brazeau.

Un des plus beaux chants de la forêt ...,

Uploaded on Jan 26, 2010

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)

* Family: Turdidae,

* Genus: Catharus,

* Species: C. guttatus,

* Type: Bird,

* Diet: Omnivore,

* Size: 6.5 - 7.5 "

* Life span in the wild: up to 7 years,

* Weight:9-10 grams,

* Habitat: Nests in dense coniferous or mixed woodlands and their edges; edges of interior forest clearings such as ponds, logging roads, and utility Hermit Thrush.

** Hermit Thrushes migrate to wintering grounds in the southern United States and south to Central America. Although they usually only breed in forests, Hermit Thrushes will sometimes winter in parks and wooded suburban neighborhoods. They are very rare vagrants to western Europe.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_Thrush

or http://www.nenature.com/HermitThrush.htm

Uploaded on Apr 23, 2011

Note the leg-jiggling behavior in this foraging specimen. Photographed at Grand Forks, North Dakota (23 April 2010).