Date: 10/29/24 4:31 pm From: 'Paul O'Brien' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Catharus sp. ID?
Tyler,
I would call this a definite Bicknell's. I have had them in by yard numerous times, identified by plumage, song and contact note. The key characteristics are the blush of buff in the upper breast, the warm brown in the primaries and the brown back and chestnut in the tail. Gray-cheeked shows no trace of warm brown. That's my judgement.
Best,
Paul O'<Brienpobrien776...>,MD 20850
On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 02:51:45 PM EDT, 'James Tyler Bell' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> wrote:
A friend, who is a rehabber, photographed this Catharus sp. thrush in St. Mary's County yesterday. Sadly, it died in transit. She's hoping for an ID. She submitted it as Gray-cheeked on eBird but I'm wondering if there's any chance it's a Bicknell's? GCTHs, to me, always seem a cold gray and this one strikes me as warmer toned. She has the specimen in a freezer if other features might be useful to decide.
TIA!Tyler Bell
<jtylerbell...>
California, Maryland
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