Meet North America’s Maestro: The Amazing Brown Thrasher

Most people wouldn’t guess it, but the secretive Brown Thrasher is the most accomplished singing bird in North America, able to make thousands of different calls. These large songbirds are year-round residents here in the Lake Martin Area, so you can enjoy their calls every day of the year.

Brown Thrashers are a rusty, coppery brown across their back while their breasts are buff colored with dark streaks. Thrasher wings are barred with black and white feathers. They have long legs and a long tail that is often tilted upward, like a wren’s.

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