All Veerys...Veeries...Veerii...Veeriuses?

[JamesM]

Taken today just east of Toronto.  Not sure what type of Thrush these are?  Veery, Swainson's, Hermit?

[Avery]

Pretty sure they are all Hermits. They all have red tails. 

[The Bird Nuts]

Yes, all Hermits.  Swainson's Thrushes would have buff-colored spectacles (eyering + "bridge") and Veeries don't have dark spots on their throat/breast.

[Tony Leukering]

45 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said:

Veeries don't have dark spots on their throat/breast

It depends upon what one calls "dark."

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1 hour ago, JamesM said:

Veery

 

1 hour ago, Avery said:

They all have red tails

Veeries have "red" tails, too. They  just don't have contrastingly "red" tails, as their tails are generally concolorous with the upperparts.

[Avery]

53 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said:

Veeries have "red" tails, too. They  just don't have contrastingly "red" tails, as their tails are generally concolorous with the upperparts.

Sorry, yes. That is an important distinction.