Swainson_thrush_hatchyear
![A hatch year bird held in a bander’s hand, with wing spread.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/media/images/swainsonsthrush.jpg?itok=KRRvOsO0)
Detailed Description
The buffy “teardrops” you see on some of the feathers indicate that this Swainson's Thrush hatched this summer and is making its first-ever migratory journey! This bird that was banded October 1, 2021 at the Bird Banding Lab’s fall migration banding station at Patuxent Research Refuge in Maryland.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.