What Does a Swainson’s Thrush Look Like? “What is this bird?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Mark Rice of Dallas, Texas. Birding experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman say, “The compact shape, brown back, ...

While several species of the thrush family are quite visible, like the bluebirds and robin, there are also a number of shy, secluded, secretive thrushes as well. The Swainson's thrush is one of them.

THIS MUST BE my favorite time of year. We’ve emerged from hibernation and all danger of frost has passed. The birds have returned from the distant South to our forests to nest. The ones that survived ...

It's beautiful, ethereal: When we hear the sound of the Swainson’s thrush in the Pacific Northwest's woods, we know our summer is truly here. Our bird is back, with its signature song gracing our long ...