Thrushes in Maine
Our list for Maine has 6 thrushes recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Maine in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Oct
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Hermit Thrush 14–18 cm
- Gray-cheeked Thrush 16–17 cm
- Veery 16–19 cm
- Swainson's Thrush 16–20 cm
- Eastern Bluebird 16–21 cm
- American Robin 20–28 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made