Location in Oregon
Blue is Winter range - Red is Summer range
Purple is Year-round range - Yellow is Migration range

Hermit Thrush

Catharus guttatus - Common and widespread in northern woodlands. Our only thrush with the habit of slowly raising its tail several times a minute. Note contrast of rusty tail and olive-brown back. Nearly all spotted-breast thrushes seen in U.S. in winter are of this species. Song (seldom heard except on breeding ground) is a single high flute-like note followed by a rapid series of rising and falling notes, this pattern repeated in other pitches, 9-16/min.