Re: [Maine-birds] wood thrush question/Gorham

I have not noticed any change in the Wood Thrush population along my road (near Skowhegan).  I have the impression that there are more of them this year than in the past (maybe I stole yours?  Sorry! 😁 ).  Hermit Thrushes have been about normal.  I even discovered a nest in my woods, and the eggs hatched.  I'm not sure if the young survived, or not, but they looked pretty chipper the last time I saw them before the nest was empty.  Hopefully they escaped any predators.

I'd be happy to trade you a pair of Wood Thrushes for a Carolina Wren. 

Wally S.

On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:23:11 -0400, Lois and Tom Hasbrouck <thasbroucks@maine.rr.com> wrote:

We have noticed this year the absence of wood thrushes in our area and are wondering about this. I looked back over our observations (dating back to 2001 for our own yard/woods) and every year since 2006 we have noted seeing or hearing wood thrushes by May. This year we have neither seen nor heard them. I only started hearing a veery a week ago and have also not yet heard a hermit thrush. The wood thrushes have always been notably around and vocal so I am/we are curious about this.

I know there are changes over time with bird population and movement…we now have bluebirds year-round which were not here in former years, and another more recent neighor is the Carolina wren family…hard to miss with those LOUD vocalizations. :) Wood thrushes just seem to be an odd one to have moved away.

Thanks in advance for any insight anyone might have~

Lois Hasbrouck

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