pcon2009 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Yesterday I was doing some landscaping in an area of basically scrub-land, with some sporadic small to medium trees, but mostly open area with a lot of tall grasses and shrubbery. I saw a bird fly up from the ground and perch about 6' in a tree, and to my eye, it looked to be about the size of a blue jay, or a bit smaller, but was brownish and seemed to hold its tail in a very wren-like manner. Are there any wrens that would be this large? It was larger than sparrow sized, somewhere between the size of a robin (though not really robin/thrush shaped) and a typical blue-jay. Any possible ideas what this bird could have been? This was in North-eastern Ohio and was on May 6th. Any thoughts or possibilities I could look into would be appreciated. As a side note, this area has already been home to at least 3 new bird species for me to add to my life list, including a woodcock and towhee, so it could definitely be an uncommon or infrequent species. So, even if you have a slight possibility, please don't hesitate to suggest anything that could even remotely be seen in my area. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 How about Brown Thrasher? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcon2009 Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: How about Brown Thrasher? Taking a look at photos of the Brown Thrasher, that definitely seems like a possibility. Unfortunately I didn't get any photos as I was busy working and didn't have my camera, but I will definitely keep my eye out for this one! (Side note, when I first red your reply I almost refuted it because I was picturing a Brown Creeper which I have seen before but only once. I am glad I did the search for it anyway because I was confusing these two birds!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, pcon2009 said: Taking a look at photos of the Brown Thrasher, that definitely seems like a possibility. Unfortunately I didn't get any photos as I was busy working and didn't have my camera, but I will definitely keep my eye out for this one! (Side note, when I first red your reply I almost refuted it because I was picturing a Brown Creeper which I have seen before but only once. I am glad I did the search for it anyway because I was confusing these two birds!) Brown Thrashers spend a lot of time on the ground looking for food, often moving leaves or other debris aside to see what's under it. Brown Creepers are much smaller, more like nuthatch- or wren-sized, and spend much time looking for whatever is living between the bark on tree trunks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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