Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Virginia, USA - April 2001
Hermit Thrushes are quiet and shy denizens of the forest floor. They mainly breed in Canada, Alaska, and western USA, wintering in southern USA and Mexico.
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada - September 2011
Birds from the western populations are greyer with more bolder, more contrasting spots on the breast than their eastern counterparts.
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