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The Veery is the most common thrush in the Algonquin Highlands. Smaller than a Robin, they are cinnamon-brown above, and light below, with faint spotting on the upper chest. They prefer the damp woodlands found in hardwood forests.
Like other thrushes, the Veery is not commonly seen, and is much easier to identify by their song. A secretive bird, they spend their time in dense shade, having better vision in shade or twilight than most other birds. Their song, heard best on quiet evenings, is a beautiful and rich downward spiral of notes. Their call note is a descending “whew”. They are most active during twilight, and winter in the tropics.
The Veery lays an average of 4 blue-green eggs in a nest of moss, plant fibers, and leaves. The nest is placed on the ground amid a clump grass or ferns, or a few feet off of the ground in a shrub.
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VEERY
Catharus fuscenscens
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