Hermit Thrush Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Hermit Thrush are a species that always catches me off guard in South Dakota! Perhaps that's why I don't have that many photos of them in state. They show up earlier in the spring than pretty much any other migrant songbird, often when there's still snow on the ground in early April. In the fall too, they tend to migrate through rather late, when the weather can be pretty cold.

My favorite photo below is one from in state, at Beaver Creek Nature Area in 2008.  The easiest ID mark on a Hermit Thrush is that gorgeous rusty tail and lower back, and this photo does a great job of showing it.

Hermit Thrush 1 October 13th, 2008 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	Hermit Thrush 2 October 13th, 2008 Beaver Creek Nature Area, South Dakota	Hermit Thrush 3 December 18th, 2008 San Francisco, California	Hermit Thrush 4 December 18th, 2008 San Francisco, California
Hermit Thrush 5 December 18th, 2008 San Francisco, California	Hermit Thrush 6 November 10th, 2015 Florida Canyon, near Tucson, Arizona	Hermit Thrush 7 April 13th, 2019 Wall Lake, Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Hermit Thrush 8 April 13th, 2019 Wall Lake, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Hermit Thrush 9 April 13th, 2019 Wall Lake, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Click here for the species description page for the Hermit Thrush.

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