Episode 108: Brown Thrasher – Voice of the Wild
Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum).
The mimic that sings in doubles.
Voice of the Wild is a podcast about wildlife and the wild sounds they make.
The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:
- Brown Thrasher song by Wil Hershberger (ML508776)
- Brown Thrasher chack by Wil Hershberger (ML508779)
- Brown Thrasher whistle by Wil Hershberger (ML508780)
- Brown Thrasher hiss by James L. Gulledge (ML508785)
- Gray Catbird song by Wil Hershberger (ML508750)
- Northern Mockingbird song by Wil Hershberger (ML508824)
Sources and more:
- Cornell’s All About Birds
- Audubon
- Field guide to Hotspots and Birds in Illinois by Colin Dobson
- Audubon Videoguide to 505 birds of North America
- Peterson Field Guide to the Birds (Fourth edition)
- Peterson’s Birding by Ear
- Sibley Birds East
