[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Long-billed Thrasher was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, McAllen, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 2002)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

This Long-billed Thrasher was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, McAllen, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 2002)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

The Long-billed Thrasher is the southern counterpart of the Brown Thrasher, occurring in southern Texas. It is distinguished from the Brown Thrasher by the gray on the head and neck. This one was enjoying the handouts at a campground along the Rio Grande River in southern Texas. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: January 1988)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

Sage Thrashers breed in sage habitat in the western and northwestern US. They winter in the southwestern US. This parent was photographed near a nest site along the refuge road at Arapaho NWR, Colorado. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This Clay-colored Robin was photographed at World Birding Center - Rio Bentsen Park, Mission, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: January 11, 2005)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This Clay-colored Robin was photographed at World Birding Center - Rio Bentsen Park, Mission, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: January 11, 2005)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This Clay-colored Robin was photographed at Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: January 12, 2005)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 15.5 in.]

This Clay-colored Thrush was photographed at the Frontera Audubon Nature Center, Weslaco, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 18, 2009)