If you take a walk in the woods on a summer evening, you may be treated to the ethereal, flute-like song of the hermit thrush, often the first bird to call in the morning and one of the last songs at dusk. Each side of their syrinx is independently controlled, allowing for two different notes to be produced simultaneously. Their song is so unbelievably beautiful because they have a super power - they can harmonize with themselves! Some believe the Hermit Thrush to have the most beautiful bird song in North America!

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 If you’re lucky, you may catch a glimpse of this brown bird with a white breast dotted with black and a rusty rump and tail, perched on a log, flicking its tail up and down. Sometimes you’ll find them on the ground foraging by “foot quivering,” where they shake bits of grass with their feet to get insects.