Learn what a Swainson's thrush looks like and where to find this species. Also learn what the birds eat and hear their song.

Even though we try to attract them by providing good habitat, the same question arises every winter. Will the varied thrush come? When winters are mild, we don’t see them.

The varied thrush is common in northwestern North America, especially Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. This winter, an abnormally high number of the birds were noticed by bird ...

The bird, a varied thrush, was first spotted Jan. 16 by a man who lives on Edgemoor Drive and posted a photo on Facebook asking people to help identify it, said Ronan O’Carra, who serves as ...

A varied thrush sat on a tree branch on Edgemoor Drive in Lexington, Ky. The bird was first spotted Jan. 16, and it’s been attracting birdwatchers ever since. Katey Buster Photo submitted A ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - On gray mornings in winter, the haunting two-note trill of one of the Northwest’s most secretive birds pierces the chilly air. It’s the varied thrush, a cousin of the ...