An ovenbird (left) and a Swainson’s thrush (right) marked the scientists’ first catches of the morning on Aug. 4. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger Every spring, the Bicknell’s thrush, a small, brown ...

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No finches yet and only a single thrush, but tuning into January’s sounds has revealed that nature is beginning to stir ...

A wood thrush gets ready to sing from a high perch at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City. (Brandon Caswell/correspondent) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some ...

The Bicknell's thrush uses a unique and ingenious breeding system among birds: Both sexes mate with multiple partners in a season — resulting in egg clutches fathered by several different males. This ...

DESCRIPTION: The Bicknell's thrush is a medium-sized thrush, typically 16-17 centimeters in length and weighing approximately 26-30 grams. Distinguishing physical characteristics include olive-brown ...

The subject of this week's column is the hind end of the bird - the tail, in other words. This subject arises because during the week, I happened to see two bird species that use the tail extensively.

Researchers have created the first migratory connectivity map produced for a songbird, using tracking from both breeding and winter sites. They were able to trace the route taken by wood thrushes from ...