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Veery - (Catharus fuscescens) 

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Identification

  • Medium-sized thrush
  • Warm brown above, white below
  • Lightly spotted on neck and chest
  • 7" (18 cm.)

Habitat

  • Deciduous forest

Additional Information

  • Common migrant, uncommon summer
         r
    esident in southern WI
  • Declining population
  • Wisconsin species of special concern
  • Requires large expanse of forest,
         preferring moist forests
  • Song is a liquid downward spiral
  • Found in small numbers in KVR forests

Veery on the ground, posing for the camera

A veery on branch as seen from below

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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