Birds of North America
Puzzle 09 · Eastern Woodland Voices · Page 23 in print
Wood Thrush
A Wood Thrush does much of its migrating after dark. Many cross the Gulf of Mexico during both the spring and fall journeys.
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Beech
A tree of the breeding forest habitat.
Black Gum
A tree whose fruit is eaten.
Black Spots
Round dark marks on the white chest.
Deciduous
The tree type usually selected for nesting.
Eye Ring
The pale ring around the eye.
Invertebrates
Animals without backbones that supply much of the summer diet.
Leaf Litter
Decaying leaves on the forest floor used while foraging.
Millipedes
Many-legged invertebrate prey.
Mud Lining
Mud smoothed inside the nest cup.
Nocturnal
Nighttime timing of much migration.
Panama
A country at the southern end of the wintering range, as described in the cited source.
Red Maple
A tree of the breeding forest habitat.
Spicebush
A plant whose fruit is eaten.
Syrinx
The voicebox used to produce the song.
Woodlice
Small invertebrate prey.
Sources
- Wood Thrush: Life HistoryCornell Lab of Ornithology
- Wood ThrushNational Audubon Society
- Government of Canada, Species at Risk Public Registrycanada.ca
- Waking up with the wood thrushChesapeake Bay Program