As I was writing up my previous post on the successful Fieldfare chase, I had ‘thrushes” on my mind recalling some new observations or photos the past year or so.  Feeling very full of myself, I listed all of these great birds and found I had decent photos of them.  Then I made the mistake of asking the question, “I wonder what thrushes I have not seen?”  Yikes – there are a lot of thrushes that are included on the AOU/ABA list and a lot I have not seen.  Granted the ones I have not seen are very rare for sure, but that was the case for the Fieldfare too – so why not dream.  There are far more species than I was aware of.

Below are photos of the thrushes I have been fortunate to have seen in the ABA area – followed by photos of ones I have not – but hope to someday (most are highly unlikely).

15 Thrushes I Have Seen in the ABA Area

Rufous Backed Robin – California

Fieldfare – British Columbia

Redwing – British Columbia

American Robin – Washington

Eastern Bluebird – Indiana

Western Bluebird – Washington

Mountain Bluebird – Washington

Townsend’s Solitaire – Washington

Swainson’s Thrush – Washington

Wood Thrush – North Carolina

Veery – Washington

Clay Colored Thrush – Texas

Hermit Thrush – Washington

Varied Thrush – Washington

Gray Cheeked Thrush – Alaska

I have also seen and photographed Northern Wheatear and Red Flanked Bluetail which used to be grouped with the thrushes but are now Old World Flycatchers.

12 Thrushes I Have Not Seen in the ABA Area – Yet (Photos not mine)

Bicknell’s Thrush                                                Aztec Thrush

 

Eurasian Blackbird                                       Eyebrowed Thrush

 

Dusky Thrush                                                Mistle Thrush

   

Brown Backed Solitaire                               Orange Billed Nightingale Thrush

 

Black-headed Nightingale Thrush            Red-legged Thrush

 

White Throated Thrush                                        Song Thrush