Category: Wood Thrush

• Thrushes and Towhees Go Rummaging, and Other Spring Arrivals  

  

  This week I’ve witnessed many birds foraging on the forest floor. While the Hermit Thrushes hop gracefully among the fallen leaves, the Eastern Towhees and the newly arrived Wood Thrush vigorously rummage through the piles of decaying debris on the ground. Many birds do this, but the thrushes and towhees are by nature ground foragers.…

  Teri Tynes

  April 24, 2025

  Artwork, Baltimore Orioles, Blue Jay, Eastern Towhee, Hermit Thrush, spring migration, Wood Thrush

  birding, Eastern Towhee, Inwood Hill Park

• The Beauty of Birds in Autumn

  

  This post could be about Hermit Thrushes, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, and Belted Kingfishers, but it’s more about the beauty of all birds in autumn. Not even glorious pastel springtime can rival the dying colors of the forest. We do not always go on a road trip to catch the colors of springtime, but we will often…

  Teri Tynes

  November 8, 2023

  Belted Kingfisher, Blue Jay, Dark-eyed Junco, fall migration, Inwood Hill Park, Northern Cardinal, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Wood Thrush, Woodpecker

  autumn walk, fall birds, Inwood Hill Park