Thrush’s diverse songs echo throughout the dense, humid forests of the Pacific Northwest. Long, repetitive whistles followed by deliberate pauses, sounds with seemingly no origin are incredibly impressive and unforgettable

The һаᴜпtіпɡ songs of the Varied Thrush echo through the dense humid forests of the Pacific Northwest. Long minor-key whistles repeated after deliberate pauses, they seem like sounds without a source; only a careful searcher will find the bird itself. Although it looks superficially like a robin, the Varied Thrush is far more elusive, usually feeding on the ground among dense thickets. Typical of the far weѕt, it sometimes surprises birders by straying all the way to the Atlantic Coast in winter.

All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from  Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Perching Birds, Thrushes

HABITAT

Arroyos and Canyons, Forests and Woodlands, High Mountains, Urban and Suburban Habitats

Alaska and The North, California, Eastern Canada, Great Lakes, Mid Atlantic, New England, Northwest, Plains, Rocky Mountains, Southwest, Texas, Western Canada

Migration & Range Maps

Migrates relatively late in fall and early in spring. Numbers present in southern wintering areas quite variable from year to year. A few stray far to the east every year in fall and winter, some reaching New England.