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Brown Thrasher

This large songbird is similar to the Wood Thrush with a longer tail and lower streaks instead of spots.
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Written by: Highlands Plateau Audubon Society

Issue: 2017, July 2017

Photographed By: Ed Boos, Photographer

This large songbird is similar to the Wood Thrush with a longer tail and lower streaks instead of spots. It is usually seen in the underbrush foraging on the ground by tossing leaves and debris to expose insects. The Brown Thrasher song is musical: repeated phrases and pauses in a clear rhythm. 

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