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Crater Lake National Park. This was my primary warbler target in Oregon and I came across this species in several different locations including along the coast, at elevation at Crater Lake, and in the forest about an hour west of Sister's Oregon.
Hermit thrush at the water feature, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Jan 30, 2022.
Through the Wonderful Wildlfe Window.
An unusual visitor in the dead of winter.
Catharus guttatus
East of the Rocky Mountains the Hermit Thrush usually nests on the ground. In the West, it is more likely to nest in trees.
source- Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
The hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) is a medium-sized North American thrush. It is not very closely related to the other North American migrant species of Catharus, but rather to the Mexican russet nightingale-thrush. The specific name guttatus is Latin for "spotted"(Wikipedia)
Another new one for me, a Hermit Thrush, hanging out at the South Coast Botanic Garden. Wouldn't a seen it but for my two birding buddies.
A west coast (California, Oregon) warbler recently shown up in our area. It was first reported seen on April 27 in Thickson's Woods by Lake Ontario in Whitby. On Sunday, April 28, after searching for two hours finally managed to see and photograph this life bird. It was foraging on cedar trees. During the day there about 450 people showed up to see this beauty of a bird, a mega rarity for our area. This is only the second time that a Hermit Warbler reported seen in Greater Toronto Area in Ontario.
An unassuming bird with a lovely, melancholy song, the Hermit Thrush lurks in the understories of far northern forests in summer and is a frequent winter companion across much of southern North America. It forages on the forest floor by rummaging through leaf litter or seizing insects with its bill.
The Scale-throated Hermit is native to the Atlantic forests of southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. This small hummingbird thrives in subtropical and tropical humid forests, particularly along forest edges where nectar sources are abundant.
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Holyrood, Newfoundland, Canada
Hermit Thrushes have by far the most enchanting song of all the song birds that migrate to Newfoundland. I was super happy that this individual perched for a brief moment on this old jagged looking stump.
Catharus guttatus
We have an American Holly besides the pond, it gets lots of berries for it's size and the thrushes like them, this Hermit and the Varied Thrushes were feeding on it today.
Using my car as a blind, I got some decent close up shots in the even shade of this nice male Hermit Warbler. I struggled with this one on the prior visit.
Catharus guttatus
This species of thrush is a hardy bird, most often seen in the eastern United States in winter. Most of its relatives migrate to Central and South America.
In the Summer/breeding season, it either goes to Canada, or mountains in the northern half of the US. I have seen them in spring and summer in the Catskill Mountains of New York, but otherwise my sightings of this bird have been in Autumn and Winter/early Spring.
The Hermit Thrush has a hauntingly beautiful song, with each phrase ending on a different note.
Pale-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis anthophilus) was photographed mid-flight above a shaded creek in the coastal rainforest of Capurganá, Chocó, Colombia. I framed the bird against the blurred green understory to isolate its slender form and extended tail streamers. Shooting in shutter-priority mode at 1/1500 sec allowed me to freeze the subtle wing posture, while the slight motion blur of surrounding leaves still conveys the gentle swirl of air currents near the water’s edge.
Using an 800 mm f/11 lens set to f/16 gave me the depth of field needed to keep the entire hermit sharply in focus, and dialing ISO 3200 preserved detail under the canopy’s low light without overwhelming noise. A stable handheld stance and careful timing were essential to capture the moment his ghost-white throat caught a stray shaft of light. This approach balances sharp subject rendition with a creamy background—an effect I often pursue when documenting fast, diminutive birds in confined forest environments.
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