Thrush NYC - 5/20/2018 18:50 (1 Viewer)

Hi All,

I'm feeling pretty embarrassed not being able to positively identify this bird that was just outside my 7th floor window.

The bird was up in the canopy, near the top, of a London plains tree in the mostly monoculture of those trees right outside our window. This bird seemed small to both my wife and myself, smaller than I expect for a thrush. Though, that could be because we usually see them on the ground. We both initially thought warbler due to size. But, the markings look a whole lot more like a thrush.

I left some leaves in the first photo to help with scale for anyone familiar with London plains trees. I didn't really get very different angles, but here's what I did get. Unfortunately, I didn't realize my camera settings were such that it was high ISO. There may be a bit of chromatic aberration confusing things a bit, but not too much. The bird was overall brown including the tail.

We're thinking probably Swainson's Thrush. But, both Bicknell's and grey-cheeked would be new for us.

Thanks for any help,
Scott

Swainson’s Thrush

Agree with Swainson's

Swainson's for me as well.

Thanks to all of you for the common ID on a bird I should have been able to ID on my own. I'm a bit embarrassed for not being sure on my own. But, I appreciate the help.