An alert ground-feeding bird with warm-brown feathers on the back and a white belly with multiple strands of black tear-shaped spots running from the chin down the belly. The bird's face is a mottled brownish white with a tint of the black markings. Actual size: almost 8 inches.

Wood Thrush
"When ever a man hears it, he is young..."
Thoreau on the Wood Thrush whose numbers are declining.
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