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Tag: Veery

Hermit Thrush

By Jake BramanteMarch 1, 2020February 23, 2020 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: American Robin, Mountain Bluebird, Townsend's Solitaire, Veery

Catharus guttatus  by Gail Cleveland Northwest Montana is blessed with a number of species from the family of Turdidae or Thrushes. These include the Western and Mountain Bluebird, Townsend’s Solitaire, American Robin, Varied Thrush as well three species of the genus Catharus: the Swainson’s Thrush, Veery, and the subject of this article: the Hermit Thrush….

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Swainson’s Thrush

By Flathead AudubonSeptember 26, 2014November 4, 2015 Categories: Bird of the Month Tags: Bird of the Month, Swainson's Thrush, Veery

A SONG ABOVE OTHERS By Kathy Ross Mid-spring is filled with anticipation for the enchanting, heavenward spiraling song of the male Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) returning each year to our mountain world to breed. This secretive, not often seen, medium-sized Thrush (6″-8″ long, 12″ wingspan), entertains our sense of hearing during the summer months with its…

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African Penguins

by Anthony Nelson Starting my career as an animal keeper, penguins were the last animal I wanted to work with. As fate would have it, the African Penguins were the only species needing a “primary” keeper at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and so began my connection to these ridiculous birds. There are around 18 species…

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