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Vermont species impacted by Global Warming
Hermit Thrush Hermit Thrush
(Catharus guttatus)

State bird of Vermont
Photo © Rob Curtis / The Early Birder
Learn more about this bird at eNature.com

 
The hermit thrush is not in danger of disappearing from Vermont.

Description
6 1/2 -7 1/2" (17-19 cm). Smaller than a robin. The only one of our brown, spotted thrushes with dull brown upperparts and a rusty tail. Frequently flicks its tail.

Voice
Series of clear, musical phrases, each on a different pitch, consisting of a piping introductory note and a reedy tremolo. Call note a low tuck.

Habitat
Coniferous and mixed forests; deciduous woodlands and thickets on migration and in winter.
See birds in your state with populations that are:

Alder Flycatcher
Bank Swallow
Bay-breasted Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Boreal Chickadee
Canada Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Cliff Swallow
Dark-eyed Junco
Lincoln's Sparrow
Magnolia Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Rusty Blackbird
Tennessee Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Willow Flycatcher
Wilson's Warbler
Winter Wren
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Evening Grosbeak



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The background information for this presentation comes from The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming, which was prepared by Jeff Price, Ph.D., American Bird Conservancy and Patricia Glick, M.S., National Wildlife Federation.

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