Day 26: Wintering Thrasher

I was out in the park late this morning. After seeing the usual stuff in the Ramble, I headed up to Belvedere Castle. On the steps up to the castle. I notices a large bird that was shaped a bit like a Blue Jay in a tangle of bare shrubs that I suspected may be a brown thrasher. I looked at it through my binoculars and it proved to be a Brown Thrasher (#54), a rare winterer in the park. These birds are usually reported as winterers either at the north or south end of the park, so it was a surprise to find one in the middle. As for year listing, I am certain I will see more. They are very common in late September and early October, and can also be found regularly in spring.