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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On the right, a wood thrush is perched on the branch of a spicebush while a spicebush swallowtail flies overhead.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
In fall, the wood thrush eats the red berries before migrating to the Gulf of Mexico.
—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
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
In fall, the wood thrush eats the red berries before migrating to the Gulf of Mexico.
—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
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“Wood thrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20thrush. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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