Hermit Thrush

Subadult Hermit Thrush.

NPS Photo / Ron Harden

Size: 5.5-7”
Description: Rich brown overall with a reddish tail and pale underparts, a faint white eye ring and smudge spots on the throat and breast. The Hermit Thrush is most easily detected by its beautiful ethereal song.
Migratory Status: Summer residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Live in spruce-fir and other coniferous forests with lots of understory and near streams to 12,000 feet.
Diet: Forage on the forest floor and eat mainly insects including beetles, caterpillars and flies.

 

• Hermit Thrush (song)

  
  

  Hermit Thrush song recorded at Bierstadt Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/07/2017

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Hermit Thrush (song)

  
  

  Hermit Thrush song recorded on the Allenspark Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/01/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Hermit Thrush (song)

  
  

  Hermit Thrush song recorded on the Fern Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/10/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Hermit Thrush (song)

  
  

  Hermit Thrush song recorded on the Gem Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/25/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Hermit Thrush (song)

  
  

  Hermit Thrush song recorded on the Green Mountain Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that Dark-eyed Juncos can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  06/23/2015

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025