Hermit Thrush with a berry
Catharus guttatus
Hermit Thrush · Prospect Park · 15 November 2025
A Hermit Thrush with a single orange berry gripped at the bill tip in Prospect Park in November, a second thrush blurred behind it. It is a thrush of the northern conifer forests that winters further north than any of its relatives, and a few stay in the city's parks on fruit rather than continuing south.
Fruit becomes the dominant part of a Hermit Thrush's diet once insects get scarce, which is exactly the trade this bird is making by staying this far north. It is the only spotted thrush that regularly winters in the United States.
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