I had a Gray-cheeked/ Bicknell's Thrush this mourning as well at Delta
Park. Tail and back appeared to be uniform olive gray, olive gray flanks.
The bird lacked buff spectacles of Swainson's and had uniform gray face.
Unless anyone knows otherwise I don't think Gray-cheeked can be reliably
separated from Bicknell's Thrush in the field.

-Nik Kotovich

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:15 PM, UVM <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Most interesting.  I saw a thrush this morning at Centennial Woods that
> had me thinking "Gray-cheeked", but didn't have it in view for very long.
>  Will keep looking.
>
> Scott
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 27, 2012, at 3:24 PM, Chip Darmstadt <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Bird banding at the North Branch Nature in Montpelier this morning netted
> > our first Gray-cheeked Thrush for the property. We were able to rule out
> > Bicknell's Thrush with a variety of in-the-hand observations and
> > measurements. What a gorgeous bird!
> >
> > You can see a photo of the thrush on the North Branch Nature Center
> Facebook
> > page.
> >
> >
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Branch-Nature-Center/127542174069?ref=hl
> >
> > And by the way, there is a morning bird walk here at the nature center
> > tomorrow (Friday, September 27) at 7:30am.
> >
> > Check out our website for more info.www.northbranchnaturecenter.org
> >
> > Best, Chip
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chip Darmstadt
> >
> > Executive Director
> >
> > North Branch Nature Center
> >
> > 713 Elm Street
> >
> > Montpelier, VT 05602
> >
> > 802-229-6206
> >
> > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> > <http://www.NorthBranchNatureCenter.org> www.NorthBranchNatureCenter.org
> >
> >
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