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Any Chance This Is Gray-cheeked Thrush?
Estimates are that gray-cheeked total population is about 2,000 times as large as Bicknell's. That's spread across much more of North America, but even if only 10% of grey-cheeked pass over Maryland, you'd expect at least a 200:1 ratio of gray-cheeked to Bicknells. Ebird observational data for...- nartreb
- Post #15
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Any Chance This Is Gray-cheeked Thrush?
No particular reason why not Bicknell's except that Bicknell's is less common. Bicknell's was long considered a subspecies of grey-cheeked and is very hard to distinguish in photos. (My guide talks about a "buffy wash" on the breast of Bicknell's, but I don't see that on most photos of...- nartreb
- Post #13
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Any Chance This Is Gray-cheeked Thrush?
It's... grey in the cheeks, and overall. (Not buffy in the face, like Swainson's). Eye ring is not very bright (makes Hermit unlikely) and there's no hint of rust in the wings or what we can see of the tail (making Hermit very unlikely). Overall color, breast spots, etc etc rule out veery...- nartreb
- Post #8
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A