Wood Thrush Song

A Wood Thrush singing for 17 minutes echoing through the deep forest is one of the most amazing sounds of summer and a special treat. The bird is seldom seen, but their performance can go on for hours and the melodious and somewhat haunting sound of the Wood Thrush becomes the soundtrack of the high mountain forest along with the occasional fussy squirrel!
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[@BethHammerStill]

reminds me so much of my grandmother, when I went to visit her I would hear these birds all day long

[@lenaayres4118]

My favourite 💜

[@dinahthomason1704]

i listen to this all day

[@owengette8089]

my favorite bird song, without a doubt. especially when I hear it echoing throughout the forest, it’s unbelievably striking in its beauty.

[@sherrismith8874]

I live in East Tennessee, and am blessed to be able to hear this bird's sweet songs when I walk the heavily wooded hills behind my house.

[@PepperDarlington]

I'm here too. We have 40 acres of wooded land surrounded by countless acres of even more woods. These lil fellers are everywhere. I love their song.

[@jjetsam3]

This is the song of my childhood. Suburbia has crept too close in the past 10 years and the wood thrushes no longer nest in my woodland. Sometimes I hear them in my dreams.

[@l.davidnobles4813]

I grew up hearing that bird everyday.and it was and still is Very calming. I hope it never goes extinct.

[@Janadu]

Hearing this sweet bird song I am suddenly a child again in a small summer bungalow in New Jersey. Thanks for the memory...

[@robertsandberg2246]

Beautiful song the Wood Thrush has.☺❤

[@rainsplash43]

they migrate so i only get to hear them in the spring and summer. the melody is so soothing to listen to and i miss them since its january

[@PlanetC64]

Thank you for recording & sharing this. It’s not just pretty, it’s COMPLEX. And Captivating. Better than coffee

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Glad you enjoyed it! BB

[@lynne6417]

I live in Western PA, 40 miles north of Pittsburgh, on heavily wooded land, surrounded by farm fields. I am very blessed to hear this songbird every morning, and into the evening.

[@Pk_Nangz]

I think I can hear a veery in the first opening seconds aswell, what a beautiful orchestra

[@pearlbeachwave]

Love love love ❤ this bird's song

[@elizabethsmith1278]

I basically lived in the woods behind my childhood home... so many wondrous birdsongs, a plethora of goofy squirrels, & a few million+ other critters with more legs than me...I even loved the rocks, & the beasties under them. I'd give what's left of my (alleged) brain to have that sweet, wonderful, peaceful place back again. Thanks for this, from my old arrhythmic heart.😘🎶💓🎶👏🏾

[@marymckinnon5313]

I too spent all my youth in the woods. Darn school, interrupting my nature time.

[@gregorygarcia7807]

Don't lokk now, but, you maybe a naturalist, and/or might I add, a "biologist". good for all us.

[@johnifly]

There's NOTHING that compares to the BEAUTIFUL flute-like song of the Wood Thrush! Yes, they are hard to find as they sing but you sure hear them! I had the privilege of actually seeing one in person singing. I crept up while it was singing on one of the branches of a tall tree but it was on a low branch! I prayed that I'd see one and my prayer was answered! LOVE your channel and how you LOVE and APPRECIATE nature! :-)

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Thanks - lucky if you can see one! BB

[@whippoorwillholler740]

johnifly = My 13 year old dog passed this year on Memorial Day. I was very sad. My son wanted a pup but he wanted a hound. I've always wanted a German Shepherd. Kept thinking, this rare combo will never happen. It was during the afternoon & I was sitting at my computer grieving. I looked up & a bird I love to hear sing was on a branch near my window. It was a Wood Thrush & they sound like a flute. They are always in the woods hidden & I've only actually seen one. It brightened my day. I've often shared "Nature = Evidence of God". Right after, I had that nudge to check Craigslist. Went to the dogs for sale & there was a listing for German Shepherds. I clicked on the link & they were for sale the next county over. Then I continued to read German Shepherd/Mountain Cur mix. What? A hound & German Shepherd mix? Then I read the temporary names given. One was Buddy which was a dog I had a few years ago. Then I read Chubs. This is the name of my dog that just passed. I started praising/thanking God, crying & smiling. I knew he had his hand in this. I had prayed for my older dog not to suffer & to pass quietly in his sleep which he did. I had also prayed that God would please let me know what dog I should get. I don't get anything subtle & it was made very clear to get my attention. Yep, when I read Chubs I knew that dog was the one. We now have him. He's 14 weeks old. Just wanted to share that God truly loves us & I'm certain he doesn't like to see us grieve or be sad. He also likes to see us happy. I'm certain it makes him smile. Just wanted to share.

[@johnifly]

@@whippoorwillholler740 Awww, what a SWEET story! God DOES CARE about us and nothing is EVER too small for him not to give us His attention and to answer our prayers!

[@Gorgy6271]

Hermit Thrush is very similar. Sometimes they can be hard to tell apart.

[@justamiku7891]

have u seen the Kau’i Ō.o

[@queenb67]

I live in the Piney Woods of East Texas, and for years have heard these birds sing in the early evening, but could never see who was making the beautiful music. I have seen the birds on the ground foraging, but never knew it was them. I'm glad I finally know!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

They sound like flutes in the forest. BB

[@schliesthefirst197]

I'm in the Hudson Valley, on the edge of 100+ wooded acres, and for 44 years they've made summer mornings & evenings mystical. Not sure I'd even SEEN one until I built a koi pond about 12 yrs ago, with a waterfall & little stream feeding it. Wood thrushes started coming out of the forest to splash in the stream. Scarlet Tanagers, too!!!! Tanagers are SO bright red, but they & thrushes almost never show themselves

[@MyBackyardBirding]

So true, a little stream brings out the shy birds in the deep forest - check out this recent video of waterthrush warbler and Wood and Swainson's Thrushes. BB

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Well I forgot to include the link to the thrush video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3Wag4Fnj7x3n80

[@coop5329]

I only get one or two of these each summer in the woods behind my house. They are dying off because the woods they need both up north and in central America are being logged out. In my opinion this is the most beautiful bird song in the world, far more so than european nightingales or shama thrushes. I play this recording to encourage my Timbrado canaries to include "floreos" in their song. This is a good recording but still pales beside the real thing heard outdoors close up.

[@Gladescat]

I used to love listening to these birds sing their beautiful, haunting song while doing spring fieldwork in western Maryland. It's the sound of Appalachia.

[@corniss]

Yes. We have several that sing in our woods here in southeastern ohio now. They get very active singing just before dark. I love it.

[@Awakeningspirit20]

Absolutely right! This is where I first noticed it, because you can only hear it in an undisturbed woodland. Once you’ve heard it, you know you’ve found heaven, the peaceful woods. I noticed it in West Virginia when I went camping, but on that trip I went everywhere from NC where I live up to Ohio and the woodland sounds were the same everywhere I went!

[@FordMuztang]

So I finally know what that beautiful bird singing is. I have wondered for years, but never could see it to identify what kind it was. Thank you so much for this.

[@chalicekey412]

I am in central NC near Virginia, they are very small and well camouflaged. Very hard to spot, but a delight to hear.

[@laurafoster2306]

Hearing this right now in the woods of Southern Missouri. So peaceful!

[@byemilie1168]

Growing up in Northern Wisconsin would always hear the wood thrush early morning or late evening. A memory and sound I love 60+ years later whenever I hear it.

[@charlotteknight7891]

For me the wood thrush has the most beautiful song...even more than the famous nightingale.

[@terrynb1922]

This birds song brings back so many memories from my childhood...

[@leithamcminn4748]

Me too, in Western NC. None here in N. California .

[@SuperManning11]

@@leithamcminn4748 Same here. Grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia with woods behind our home that looked a lot like the picture on this video. Now in the desert in SoCal, and yeah, no wood thrushes here either. But we have lots of road runners!

[@robindavis564]

I have these birds in my neighborhood in The Woodlands Texas, at least one! He sings almost every evening and some mornings. I just found out today from a bird group on Facebook that he is a Wood Thrush. I had to find out because I love his singing so much. It makes me 😊

[@queenb67]

I live an hour away from you, and have them here, too. 💖

[@mikewhatley8237]

Love the wood thrush song..very relaxing

[@whippoorwillholler740]

One of my favorite birds. Often heard but rarely seen! Thanks, for sharing!

[@hastycontemplation]

I downloaded a bird ID app to my phone so I could finally id the bird who sings this beautiful song, now I know which bird it is!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Amazing song! BB

[@slickwilly7703]

I used to take my rod n reel and my fishing tackle box in my truck to work everyday when l lived in Mississippi . I would leave straight from work and go to the lake after a long day at work, get out on the water in the boat and fish. Most evenings l was the only one out there and it would just be me, the boat and a wood thrush singing this song.

[@moirablahutclements5637]

The Wood Thrush is my favourite bird in Ontario. I love their song; thank you for posting it.

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Ah hah! So that’s what that haunting song of the woods is! A wood thrush! I’ve never seen one before, but I have heard it :) thanks this lovely

[@rogerdavenport9618]

Love to hear them down in the valley close to Big Creek where I used to live.

[@DeesBackyardBirds]

What a beautiful song these birds have..So lovely to hear. Thank you.....👍 ....💘🐥🐥💘..Happy Filming..💘🐥🐥💘....

[@samuelkorger3567]

I remember fishing in the far north of Wisconsin as a child mesmerized by the sound of this bird echoing through the forest and across Wildcat lake. I could always hear it in the distance, but never near. It was ghostly yet soothing.

[@beckyb7872]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you 🤗

[@Narnian78]

The wood thrushes are in the county parks of western Michigan during the months of May and June, and you can hear their beautiful songs at that time. I always listen for their singing in the woods at that time.

[@charlotteknight7891]

Oh thank you so much... I grew up hearing these in my backyard and miss hearing them so very much. A few are still around but not many in my city anymore. I need to move to where I can hear them again. Thanks again.

[@tnmtnmorning1178]

I was trying to listen to the actual wood thrush singing in my woods behind the house, but the mosquitoes drove me inside. So now I’m listening to one on KZbin 🤷‍♀️

[@pilarq7886]

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[@Bardcar]

We have these lovely birds around our house. They like to hide under bushes while digging up earth worms to eat.

[@SpecialSP]

I used to listen to this song EVERY evening as the day drifted into night. For the longest time, I didn't know which bird was serenading me. They would fly away just as I would get them into sight on my monocular. This was back in the dark ages of the 90s in Virginia, before the internet! When I finally got one into focus, I could finally identify my minstrel …

[@stellacrowe3813]

So peaceful, I love their song of melody. Thank you.😄 for this video. Wish everyone a Happy Father's Day. Stella

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Thanks and Happy Father's Day!

[@_BH_Productions]

I love here in Belize, and I b Never heard them, O heard that some of them live here, I want to hear one in person so bad.

[@phyllissill588]

The song of the wood thrush is so wonderful to listen to. I too have wondered what bird has this melody. My brother in law downloaded an app and recorded this bird and after years of wondering what bird is singing, Ifinally know. I live in south Louisiana.

[@francoisebeylie2923]

And Mister Squirrel appears at 3:39...Woodthrush asks and answers to itself.

[@stiffhauler3238]

For such a long time I've wondered what these birds were that sing these beautiful songs, now I know, thanks for recording this and sharing it! It's much appreciated!

[@yayitskayli]

Thank you so much for recording and posting this… it means the world to my beautiful mother and me (and Mimi too) ❤❤❤ Beautiful!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Glad you enjoyed it - I like to hear nice stories like that. BB

[@gailc.goodwin2053]

Happy Father's day 🌲🌲🌲

[@refresh1984]

My wood thrush is so much better then ALL these on the internet. The most beautiful sound. Will upload when I get the audio

[@at2step]

On my hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2021, the Wood Thrush was my favorite song bird. I associate the evening song with relief and contentment - getting off my aching feet, lying back in my hammock, digesting the sights and sounds of the day. What could this fellow be saying? Wish I had language to describe the song. I liken parts of their songs to R2D2 - the lovable Star Wars robot. Was R2D2-speak inspired by the Wood Thrush? I wish I had language to describe the song. Or is it a call? I don't know. I noticed different variants at different regions of the trail. New England thrushes have Yankee accents, eh? Never laid eyes on one.

[@stant2315]

Ditto, instantly takes me back to the trail when I hear them.

[@glitterslits6269]

I know all the sounds of the owls but i dont know birds yet and ove wanted to know what this one was for a while thxs so much 💖💖

[@BoldnSpicey77]

One of my favorite birds to listen to. It's amazing how God made them. I tried to figure out what kind of birds these are for years! After a long search of listening to many bird songs on the ornithology website, I finally found it last year. Here is something from From Cornell Lab of Ornithology."The Wood Thrush is a consummate songster and it can sing “internal duets” with itself. In the final trilling phrase of its three-part song, it sings pairs of notes simultaneously, one in each branch of its y-shaped syrinx, or voicebox. The two parts harmonize with each other to produce a haunting, ventriloquial sound." Too bad that it's numbers are declining because of the parasitic brown headed cowbird.

[@charlotteknight7891]

BoldnSpicey77 exactly

[@jaleinegreen7411]

Their sweet song is so therapeutic ❤️

[@scootertrash911]

Brown headed cowbirds should be shot on sight.

[@shirleyshuler5689]

I too tried for years and just this morning finally found where that melody came from. Never see the bird,just hear the song.

[@mikeberger1688]

I have these all over my woods but never see them. Are they very high in the trees? Especially active every summer evening.

[@twinztwice]

I’m so confused with the frozen screen and a squirrel running about

👍👍👍

[@michaelsimko7694]

What was that other bird singing that sounded like the beginning of a Song Sparrow and end of a Cardinal?

[@Raccoon_Mama.]

Very peaceful, lovely sound. May I ask in what area you live? :)

[@featheramericangoodeagle]

What bird will build its nest under a pier? While swimming in a manmade lake that has lots of piers, I found a birds nest under a pier very close to water and it had three beautiful little ones in the nest made of twigs. they were constantly being fed by maybe both parents. The birds looked like swallows but I couldn't tell because I am not that knowledgeable. Do you know? I am worried that they will not survive their first flight out of the nest.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Swallows love to build nests under man made structures - they should be alright.

[@matthewharvey4604]

What things do these guys eat?

[@nebraskabirdwatching9521]

bugs

[@ammukuttypalagani4403]

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