hermit thrush
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hermit thrush
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Wildlife preserves were filled with hikers seeking fresh air with a side of hermit thrush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Some were simple but detailed, like an 1820 drawing of a hermit thrush perched on a branch.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
But we found solitude while walking for hours on trails and carriage roads; we kept quiet, listening to the liquid song of a hermit thrush from deep in the forest.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021
He calls the hermit thrush, the Vermont state bird, “the Mozart of the bird world.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2015
I have also heard a hermit thrush with a similar defect or impediment that appeared to sing entirely to its own satisfaction.
From Ways of Nature by Burroughs, John
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