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
Birders call one side of the park Thrush Ridge for the birds — wood thrush, hermit thrush, gray-cheeked thrush and more — that seem to like it there.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2022
He calls the hermit thrush, the Vermont state bird, “the Mozart of the bird world.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2015
It holds a hidden, solitary place apart—like a rare orchid in the woods, like a hermit thrush.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth
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