Hermit Thrush

Description: 6 1/2-7 1/2" Smaller than a robin, only one of our brown spotted thrushes with dull brown upperparts and rusty tail, frequently flicks his tail, definitive white eye ring	Habitat: Mixed forests, coniferous forests, sphagnum bogs, pine barrens, thickets. Unlike other thrushes in this family, the Hermit Thrush often spends the winter in the United States.
Nesting: 4 blue-green eggs, in a well-made cup of moss, leaves and rootlets concealed on the ground or in a low bush	Range: breeds from central Alaska east and south to California and Virginia, winters from Southern New England southward.
Voice: a long series of clear musical notes, each on a different pitch, consisting of a piping intro note and reedy tremolo	Diet: fruit, insects, Including spiders, earthworms, also small salamanders; much fruit, especially in winter. Young fed insects, perhaps some fruit.