It can be difficult to identify a bird by its appearance, and just as challenging to do so by its song. But birding by ear is a great way to get to know birds. A blind birder in Kitsap County, Washington, was puzzled by a haunting bird song. She thought it might be a special song of the American Robin (left). It turned out instead to be the song of a Swainson's Thrush (right). To hear the songs of these and other thrushes, visit the Macaulay Library.
Listen Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 8:58 a.m. Learn more about BirdNote.
