Bird Lore: Hermit Thrush
MY EDMONDS NEWS Hermit Thrush (Photos by Blair Bernson) There are six spot-breasted thrushes that summer in the United States. The Hermit Thrush is the only one that also winters here. It can be found throughout the year in Washington’s mountains: the Olympics, the Cascades, the Selkirks in the northeast, and the Blues in the southeast. Some birds migrate in late fall to the Puget Lowlands and coastal Washington. This species leaves in spring for its breeding grounds about the time the Swainson’s Thrush arrives. Insects and berries make up most of the Hermit Thrush’s diet. Insects inclu...