[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This "Eastern" Gray-cheeked Thrush was photographed at the Convention Center in South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This Gray-cheeked Thrush was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 9, 2008)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This "Western" Gray-cheeked Thrush was photographed along the Kougarok Road near Nome, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This "Western" Gray-cheeked Thrush was photographed along the Kougarok Road near Nome, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Great Thrush was photographed at a park near our hotel, Bogota, Department Cundinamarca, Colombia. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 3, 2009)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This Hermit 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)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

Hermit Thrushes breed across southern Alaska and Canada, and the mountains and foothills of the northeastern and western US. They winter along the west coast and the southern US. This one was photographed during winter in central New Jersey. Photo taken with a 300mm f4 Nikkor EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: February 1995)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan 11.5 in.]

This Hermit Thrush 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)