"Bird of the Month" Profiles:

Wood Thrush
(Hylocichla mustelina)

Length: 8 inches
Wingspan: 13 inches
Weight: 47 grams
Diet: Insects, fruit

During winter, the Wood Thrush is most common in primary forests along both coasts of Central America. Unfortunately, coastal primary forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. In United States, forest fragmentation has greatly reduced the amount of breeding habitat and made this species more vulnerable to cowbird parasitism.

Wood Thrushes are primarily trans-Gulf migrants, spending considerable time fattening up on fruits before attempting to cross the Gulf. Upon arrival along the U.S. Gulf coast, they usually stop for two or three days to feed before continuing northward. One population moves quickly along the east coast, while another pulse of birds pushes northward through the Mississippi River valley.

(Birding content courtesy of Boreal Songbird Initiative & eNature)

The following shade-grown varieties of COFFEE FOR THE BIRDS™ help to preserve winter habitat for this species:

• Mexico
• Mexico Decaf
• Guatemala
• Guatemala VR
• Costa Rica