Sage Thrasher? Southern WY, August 27 (1 Viewer)

[qwerty5]

While driving on Interstate 80 through the nothingness of southern Wyoming, I noticed a few gray robin-size birds perched on fenceposts. Sage Thrasher seems a fine fit, but since I'm unfamiliar with Wyoming I'm wondering if there's any potential confusion species. It's hard to notice much at 80 mph.

 

[KC Foggin]

Did it look like this bird?

Sage Thrasher | LandPKS

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Lucky you qwerty! Their beaks are a lot shorter than our Brown Thrashers.

 

[qwerty5]

Did it look like this bird?

Sage Thrasher | LandPKS

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Lucky you qwerty!

Yes, I'm mostly wondering whether there are any other birds that look similar and are common in Wyoming.

 

[rkj]

How similar is similar? There are certainly other birds more-or-less the same size and shape as a Sage Thrasher in Wyoming, such as various thrushes, Northern Mockingbird, and others, but along Interstate 80 I think Sage Thrasher would be the most common.

 

[qwerty5]

How similar is similar? There are certainly other birds more-or-less the same size and shape as a Sage Thrasher in Wyoming, such as various thrushes, Northern Mockingbird, and others, but along Interstate 80 I think Sage Thrasher would be the most common.

I looked through the eBird checklist for the area, and I'm pretty certain of Sage Thrasher now. I don't think the tail was long enough for mockingbird, and I saw one flying that was certainly wrong for mockingbird.