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Hi all,

 Spotted this thrush in Tallahassee this afternoon.  I think it might be a Swainson's, but wanted to hear other opinions.

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/photos/tallahassee_birding/picture62219.aspx

 

Thanks,

Robert

From this angle I can not tell what species this bird is. I can tell for sure that it is a thrush of some sort though.

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I think the dark tail and the chest marks are an indicator of the species (I know it's not a Wood Thrush, e.g.).

Simply not possible to pinpoint the species from this picture.

I see a white eye ring, looks like a wood thrush to me.

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I see a white eye ring, looks like a wood thrush to me.

Nearly all the thrushes have a white eye ring.

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I'd suggest it's not a Wood Thrush, and the closest we can get is to say "Catharus species"....

I agree it is a thrush. Looking at the range map for Tallahassee, FL - the only choices are Wood Thrush (summer) and Hermit Thrush (Winter). My first thought was Hermit - and looking at other pics and what not - I'm 99% sure. Why? Because the Wood Thrush's spots are darker, more spread out and reach further down the front. The Hermit has a more defined Malar Stripe whereas the Wood Thrush's stripe is obscured by "extra" spotting.

 

Wood Thrush Picture - http://www.naturesound.com/birds/pages/woody.html

Hermit Thrush Picture - http://birdsbybaranoff.com/images/2285-hermit-thrush-a11x14.jpg

I can't make out the species from the picture, but I believe that we can rule out the Wood Thrush: They are much more heavily spotted than the other Thrushes.

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Audubon reports a high number of wood thrushes in that area, folks. Yes, I know they all have white eye rings!!!!