Look for The Townsend’s solitaire is a relatively small thrush. Its plumage is cool gray overall, with slightly lighter underparts. It has a long tail with white streaks on the outer edges. Its wings have black flight feathers and an intricate, yellowish-brown pattern. It has a crisp, thin eye-ring, a short bill, and black legs. […]
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Look for The clay-colored thrush, formally known as the clay-colored robin, is a large thrush that is relatively unremarkable in appearance. It has brown or olive-brown upperparts—clay-colored—with a warmer, paler shade below. Its throat is typically the lightest part of the bird, but sometimes with faint brown streaks. It has a dull yellow or greenish
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Look for The gray-cheeked thrush is a small, spot-breasted thrush. It lacks eye-catching, distinguishing features, and has plain, olive-brown upperparts and off-white underparts. Its breast is a light yellowish-brown with dark spotting that grows fainter as it moves down the body. It has a stout body, dull pink legs, and a black bill with yellow
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Look for The varied thrush is large songbird with a stout build, short tail, and distinctly colored plumage. It has a deeply pigmented, dark orange throat, breast, flanks, and eyebrow stripe. Its upperparts are a dark bluish-gray and its lower belly and undertail are white. It has grayish-black patches along the sides of its face
