In The Burgess Bird Book for Children, Burgess doesn’t go into great detail about the Hermit Thrush except to say a few things. He comments that his song is even more lovely than Melody’s. If you want to hear it for yourself, you can check here.
Although he doesn’t go into detail, if you live anywhere in the United States, you may have a chance to hear Hermit’s song in the woods. His range throughout the different seasons extends through the whole country.
Hermit has a similar pattern to a Wood Thrush, but is a bit smaller, and has a striking red tail, which he usually sticks up. I love the pattern on his white chest, don’t you?
The other thing that Burgess notes is that Hermit likes to build his next on the ground and Cornell Lab adds a very interesting fact about their creative nesting habits,
“nests have been found on a cemetery grave, on a golf course, and in a mine shaft.”
Here is the rest of what we found about Hermit:
Until next time, keep birding <3 Kate
For more check out: The Burgess Bird Writing and Coloring Pages and The Burgess Birds in Detail
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