Photo Details
1. August 20,
2004 - Antelope Island, Davis County,
Utah - ©Nicky Davis
2.
August 25, 2004 - Golden Spike,
Box Elder County, Utah - ©Nicky Davis
Description
L 8.5 WS 12, White wing
bars, Streaks on underside, Short-billed, Long Wings, Pale Iris,
relatively
short tail (for a thrasher) with white outer tips
Behavior
Feeds on the ground on
insects and spiders in sage habitat in summer and desert scrub in the
winter.
May come to gardens to eat grapes or berries. Males sing from a
prominent
perch. Lays 1-7 brown spotted, dark green -blue eggs in nest of leaves,
grasses, twigs and bark lined with horsehair, fur or rootlets placed on
the ground or a low bush up to 3 feet above the ground. Altricial
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