Identification - The Wood Thrush is smaller than a robin but larger than a sparrow. It is a plump, brown-backed thrush with a white eye ring and a rusty-colored head. It is brightest on the crown and nape. Its lower face and underparts are heavily covered with large dark round spots.
Morsels - The Wood Thrush builds a robin-like nest of mud and plant material. It is very fond of incorporating white paper, birch bark, cloth or other white material in the nest. Some scientists speculate that large white patches of nesting material help visually break up the shape of the nest in the same way that the small white underparts parts of the incubating bird do.