Appearance: The wood thrush is a medium-sized bird about 7″ long. They’re primarily cinnamon brown with bold black spots on a pure white background from the throat to the chest and belly. They have dark eyes and a white eye ring.
Diet: Insects and fruit.
Feeder food: Unlikely to visit a feeder.
Habitat: Moist wooded areas with hardwood and mixed trees.
Nesting:
- Nest: An open cup-shaped nest is located about 10 high in a sapling or large shrub.
- Broods: 1-2 broods/year
- Clutch: 3-4 eggs/brood
- Egg color: Turquoise blue-green without markings
- Egg size: 0.9 – 1.1 inches by 0.7 – 0.8 inches
- Incubation: 11-15 days
Migration: Wood thrushes are migrators. In the spring they migrate north to the eastern half of the US to breed and raise their young. Then in the fall, they migrate south for the winter.
Breeding range: An irregular area in South Dakota, eastern Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and all US states eastward.
Winter range: Southern Mexico and Central America.
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