Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
 (L 6.75" WS 11.5" WT 1.1 oz)
Thatcher Woods
Nests in trees west of the Rockies...
to the east on the ground.
15Apr2009
4May2009
10Apr2010
“The Hermit Thrush”
While walking through a lonely wood
I heard a lovely voice:
A voice so fresh and true and good
It made my heart rejoice.
 
It sounded like a Sunday bell,
Rung softly in a town,
Or like a stream, that in a dell
Forever trickles down.
(Arvia Mackaye, 9 yrs old)
Catharus in Greek means pure,
clear; guttata in Latin means
speckled.