Swainson's Thrush life bird Kenneth Hahn Park Los Angeles California 185
It looks like I got another life bird at Ken Hahn Park. I would have dismissed this chunk of a bird as a Hermit Thrush but another birder put the Swainson's on our radar. The bird stayed on the ground or on low branches in the shade of the Schotia Tree.
"During summer, look—and especially listen—for the Swainson’s Thrush and its distinctive, spiraling song in closed forests of northern North America and the West. Swainson’s Thrushes become numerous across most of forested North America during migration in spring and fall. Though these birds can be hard to spot on the ground in a dim forest understory, they sing frequently in summer and call frequently during migration. In the breeding season, listen for the species’ beautiful, flutelike song coming from rich forest. "allabouboids
"... the birds have a double voice box, unique to them, called the syrinx. A fine singer like a thrush can voice notes independently and simultaneously from each half of its syrinx, notes which blend brilliantly as ethereal, harmonious tones."birdnote.org
Swainson's Thrush life bird Kenneth Hahn Park Los Angeles California 185
It looks like I got another life bird at Ken Hahn Park. I would have dismissed this chunk of a bird as a Hermit Thrush but another birder put the Swainson's on our radar. The bird stayed on the ground or on low branches in the shade of the Schotia Tree.
"During summer, look—and especially listen—for the Swainson’s Thrush and its distinctive, spiraling song in closed forests of northern North America and the West. Swainson’s Thrushes become numerous across most of forested North America during migration in spring and fall. Though these birds can be hard to spot on the ground in a dim forest understory, they sing frequently in summer and call frequently during migration. In the breeding season, listen for the species’ beautiful, flutelike song coming from rich forest. "allabouboids
"... the birds have a double voice box, unique to them, called the syrinx. A fine singer like a thrush can voice notes independently and simultaneously from each half of its syrinx, notes which blend brilliantly as ethereal, harmonious tones."birdnote.org