Hermit Thrush in St. Louis County
2020-04-29

Common in St. Louis County in the Spring season

Along Park Point in Duluth. Not the best image, but note the grayish appearance of the eye-ring and cheeks; if the tail were not visible, this could easily be mistaken for a Gray-cheeked Thrush. (Also note that a Hermit Thrush can sometimes show a buff eye-ring, much like a Swainson's; in addition, a Veery has a gray eye-ring and cheeks, and thus confused with Gray-cheeked Thrush. In other words, thrush ID can be a challenge.)

Kim R. Eckert; "digibin" image with 10x32 Leica binoculars.