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Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACCIPITRIDAE
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GRUIDAE
HAEMATOPODIDAE
HIRUNDINIDAE
HYDROBATIDAE
ICTERIDAE
LANIIDAE
LARIDAE
MIMIDAE
MOTACILLIDAE
MUSCICAPIDAE
ODONTOPHORIDAE
PANDIONIDAE
PARIDAE
PARULIDAE
PASSERELLIDAE
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PELECANIDAE
PHAETHONTIDAE
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PHASIANIDAE
PHOENICOPTERIDAE
PICIDAE
PODICIPEDIDAE
POLIOPTILIDAE
PROCELLARIIDAE
PSITTACIDAE
RALLIDAE
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
REGULIDAE
SCOLOPACIDAE
SITTIDAE
STERCORARIIDAE
STRIGIDAE
STURNIDAE
SULIDAE
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
TROCHILIDAE
TROGLODYTIDAE
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TYRANNIDAE
TYTONIDAE
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Catharus bicknelli
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Catharus fuscescens
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Catharus guttatus
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Catharus minimus
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Catharus ustulatus
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Hylocichla mustelina
Ixoreus naevius
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Myadestes townsendi
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Sialia currucoides
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Sialia sialis
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Turdus migratorius
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Bicknell's Thrush
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Veery
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Hermit Thrush
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Gray-cheeked Thrush
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Swainson's Thrush
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Wood Thrush
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Varied Thrush
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Townsend's Solitaire
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Mountain Bluebird
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American Robin
Varied Thrush 12222
General Comments
This Far Western thrush was an embarrassing "miss" or "hole" on the North Carolina bird list for many decades, when the Varied Thrush was being seen frequently across much of the eastern United States in winter, especially at bird feeders. Though there were several reports prior to 2000, none of these passed the NC BRC. It was not until five years into the 21st Century when the first state record occurred, and that was (sadly) just a sight report, putting the species on the Provisional List. North Carolina must have been one of the last of the 50 states to have had a documented record, and surprisingly three were documented (i.e., photographed) across the state in a matter of two months during Jan and Feb 2010. All three of these last records were originally found at feeders, though only one was able to be studied by a sizable group of birders. It was a gap of over 10 years until the state's fifth record was made, one that wintered in an eastern Piedmont yard in 2020-21. With a report from the Coastal Plain in early 2024, each of the three provinces now has at least one record. As of winter 2024-25, there are now eight state reports.
Breeding Status
Nonbreeder
NC BRC List
Definitive
State Status
none
U.S. Status
Definitive
State Rank
SA
Global Rank
G5
Coastal Plain
Two records. One was photographed at Airlie Gardens (
New Hanover
) on 3 Feb 2024* (Chat 88:43), (Chat 90:4). Another was photographed near Kitty Hawk Woods (
Dare
) from 28-30 Oct 2024* (Chat 89:29), (Chat 90:5).
Piedmont
Casual; five records. An adult female was seen on three dates between 19 and 29 Dec 2005 near Hillsborough (
Orange
)*(Chat 71:78-80), (Chat 71:3). An adult male was photographed in Chalybeate Springs (
Harnett
) on 2 Jan 2010*, and not seen again until possibly the same bird was found moribund in nearby Angier on 30 Jan (Chat 74:62) (Chat 77:11-15). The specimen was delivered to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. An immature was seen by several birders and photographed in Mebane (
Alamance
) on 13-14 Feb 2010* (Chat 74:62) (Chat 77:11-15). One spent the entire winter in a yard in Cary (
Wake
), photographed by numerous people from 3 Dec 2020 - 31 Mar 2021* (Chat 85:71), (Chat 85:127). One was photographed in a yard in Hickory (
Catawba
) from 12-18 Dec 2021*(Chat 86:62), (Chat 87:25). Photographs of the Mebane, Cary, and Hickory birds are posted on the Carolina Bird Club Photo Gallery.
Mountain
Accidental. An adult male was photographed in Fletcher (
Henderson
) on 1 Feb 2010* (Chat 74:62) (Chat 77:11-15).
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