Thrushes in Massachusetts
Our list for Massachusetts has 7 thrushes recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Massachusetts in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusResidentUncommon14–18 cmRecorded all year
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Oct
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly May–Oct
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusPassage migrantRare20–26 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
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
- Varied Thrush 20–26 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