Bicknell’s Thrush

Extremely similar to the Gray-cheeked Thrush, the Bicknell's Thrush they were considered to be the same species until 1995. It has a limited summer range in the northeast, from upstate New York to Nova Scotia and Quebec, where it nests in short, stunted conifers near the tops of mountains and in dense second-growth woods with many young conifers. The Gray-cheeked Thrush and the Bicknell's Thrush have slightly different songs and different call notes in flight, but differences in their behavior have not been thoroughly studied. They have separate wintering areas: Bicknell's Thrush migrates south to the West Indies, especially the island of Hispaniola, while the Gray-cheeked Thrush goes on to South America. With its very limited range, Bicknell's Thrush merits close study and attention from conservationists.