Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Backyard visitor, waiting for an opportunity to visit the suet feeder. Every year these birds nest in the thicket along our driveway. Along with the mockingbirds and catbirds the thrashers are among my favorite backyard birds, since they are able to mimic the calls of a variety of birds and some human sounds. Backyard bird.
From Wikipedis: The male brown thrasher may have the largest song repertoire of any North American bird, which has been documented to at least over 1,100. Some sources state that each individual has up to 3,000 song phrases, while others stated beyond 3,000. The males' singing voice usually contains more of a melodic tone than that of the related grey catbird. Its songs are coherent phrases that are iterated no more than three times, but has been done for minutes at a time. By the fall, the male sings with smoother sub-songs. During the winter, the males may also sing in short spurts during altercations with neighboring males.
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Backyard visitor, waiting for an opportunity to visit the suet feeder. Every year these birds nest in the thicket along our driveway. Along with the mockingbirds and catbirds the thrashers are among my favorite backyard birds, since they are able to mimic the calls of a variety of birds and some human sounds. Backyard bird.
From Wikipedis: The male brown thrasher may have the largest song repertoire of any North American bird, which has been documented to at least over 1,100. Some sources state that each individual has up to 3,000 song phrases, while others stated beyond 3,000. The males' singing voice usually contains more of a melodic tone than that of the related grey catbird. Its songs are coherent phrases that are iterated no more than three times, but has been done for minutes at a time. By the fall, the male sings with smoother sub-songs. During the winter, the males may also sing in short spurts during altercations with neighboring males.