Be Weary
This thrush gets its name from the cascade of notes that make up its song—a common sound at dusk and dawn in summer in the damp northern woods. Many of these migrants alternate flapping with coasting, but Veeries may flap continuously throughout an entire night’s flight. Their efficient wings carry them over longer transoceanic routes than other thrushes can manage, on relatively small stores of fat. I am sure they get weary at the end of it all.
Be Weary
This thrush gets its name from the cascade of notes that make up its song—a common sound at dusk and dawn in summer in the damp northern woods. Many of these migrants alternate flapping with coasting, but Veeries may flap continuously throughout an entire night’s flight. Their efficient wings carry them over longer transoceanic routes than other thrushes can manage, on relatively small stores of fat. I am sure they get weary at the end of it all.