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Thrush, Wood (Hylocichla mustelina) 



The prominent spots on the breast make the identification of 

 this wood bird easy. Early in the year the wood thrush feeds 

 upon insects, but later upon berries. It seems to become rather 

 easily adapted to civilization and in some places is found about 

 houses. 8 



Call no. 



Nu TiW Adult at Nest Inspecting Young after Feeding. Ithaca. 

 (July 1, 1911) Allen 



Compare the spots on the breast with the fainter spots of the 

 veery. What are the characteristics of the bill of the thrush? 



Nu TiW2 Nest Containing Two Eggs of Thrush and One of Cow- 

 bird. (June S, 1915) Bailey 



Notice that the nest resembles that of a robin, having an outer 

 layer of grasses, an inner layer of rootlets and a middle layer of 

 mud. It is usually placed in a sapling or on the limb of a tree, 

 some distance above the ground. It is very unusual for the cow- 

 bird to select the nest of a bird larger than itself. 



Nu TiW3 Two Young Thrushes in Same Nest as in Nu TiW2. 

 (June 19, 1915) Bailey 



This picture and the preceding one show that the cowbird is 

 not always the bird that survives. 



Nu TiW4 Adult Incubating, Side View; Nest in Elm Sapling. 

 Ithaca. (June 20, 1911) Allen 



Nu TiW5 Adult at Nest with Second Brood; Bottom of Nest 

 Ornamented with Large Piece of Paper. Ithaca. 

 (August 1, 1917) Allen 



Nu TiW6 Adult on Edge of Nest "Freezing," Front View. (1911) 



Bailey 

 Note how deep the nest appears to be. 



Towhee {Pipilo erythrophthahnus erythrophthalmus) 



A bird of the second growth timberland. It usually nests on 

 the ground and the young run about at an early age. It feeds 

 principally upon the ground. During the migration season it is 

 often seen in the dooryards and gardens. Another name for this 

 bird is chewink. 8.35 



