Our Brown Thrashers showed up on April 17, 2011 which is just about average for this event. This robin sized bird loves scrubby/weedy areas and is a fantastic singer. Its song is a long series of chirps, whistles, and imitations of other birds and is hard to miss if the thrashers are present.

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