If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)

2/10/18 In the herb garden.
12/28/14 On our back patio, La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA
1/14/06 Oso Flaco Lake, Oceano, San Luis Obispo County, CA
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, Event #35.

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Hermit Thrust

SPECIES: Catharus guttatus

LIFE LIST DATE: 11/28/2004 

LOCATION: Debs Park Audubon Center, Montecito Heights, Los Angeles County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 7 1/2"; brown head, back and wings; reddish brown tail; spotting on all of breast; thin whitish eye ring.

VOICE: One long whistle followed by 3-4 higher and differently pitched whistles; calls a soft chuck and a whining tweee.
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