This takes me back to my childhood in Felton, California. We had a beautiful little creek that ran down behind our house. I used to hear Swainson's Thrushes. It is my favorite bird song. Now out in south central Texas, this is just a memory.
I remember scout camp in the PNW, waking up on cool dewy summers by the ocean to the sound of this bird. Hauntingly beautiful and a personal symbol of my young summers
It's song has always sounded to me like it ends in an echo. Early in the morning & late into the evening - it outdoes the American Robin on that score, which is pretty impressive. Another amazing video, Chris.
Thanks Annemieke, They like hiding deep in the brush and are so secretive and that I found myself moving the camera tripod a couple of centimetres from side to side to get a clear line of sight through the foliage. They are the most heard, but least seen birds in the estuary right now. A very bland coloured bird that has one of my favourite summer songs. We call them the Salmonberry bird because they tend to show up when the Salmonberries start ripening.
I grew up in Hoonah Alaska for my childhood years. I was often captivated by the beautiful song of this bird singing and its song gently echoing through the trees. I would be captivated by their gentle, haunting and beautiful calls for hours. They were often led by a 1 or 2 short calls, sometimes 3, followed by the ascending melody that only the Swainson's Thrush sings. I grew up in Hoonah, but was born in Sitka Alaska. HannaCrazyHawlk, you say you're from Sitka. Sitka is my hometown. I don't ever recall hearing the name "crazyhawk" in Sitka. I moved out of Hoonah at age 11 and back to Sitka where I was born. I was born in the Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital on Japonski Island in 1956. Are you really from Sitka? Or, is it just someplace you moved to? If the latter, then where were you born? Where are you really from? You see, as a Thlingit (not Tlingit) we never refer to where we live as "where we're from." Where we are from... where we come from is the place where we were born. We always acknowledge our birthright and we remember and honor our birthplace regardless of how long we've been there, or been away. I've been away from Sitka nigh on 40-50 years. Yet even now, even today, whenever someone asks where I'm from I always and only respond with saying "I'm From Sitka, or, I am from Sitka Alaska" in the case of uninformed or non Alaskan Residents. Even now, the Thlingit people of Sitka and the Thlingit People from all Southeast Alaska maintain their identity in this fashion. Why? Because it is important to us to know where we are from, and where we come from. The other part of that answer is this. Where we are born, is the same place where our first roots were put down in life on the day of our birth. This is how we remain firmly connected to our home regardless of how long we might have been away. I have seen far too many confused people in my lifetime... most of them erroneously tell people that they are from the place where they live. For example, someone born in L.A, but moved to New York might say "I'm From New York," because that happens to be their last place of residence. This feeds and bolsters confusion and is the reason there is so much unrest in this country. Everybody here is from someplace else. None, to few of them are ever satisfied with where they were born, so move and skitter about, hopping from place to place like a songbird looking for a mate... never staying, never settling down. right now, Right this minute, I live in Homer Alaska, and Homer is my home. But I am NOT FROM Homer. I am from Sitka and always will be. So I ask again Ms. HannahCrazyHawk: Where are you from? Where were you born?
This Thrush kept me company for many years alone in the woods as a inventory forester. So grateful for his existence. 😊
This takes me back to my childhood in Felton, California. We had a beautiful little creek that ran down behind our house. I used to hear Swainson's Thrushes. It is my favorite bird song. Now out in south central Texas, this is just a memory.
I remember scout camp in the PNW, waking up on cool dewy summers by the ocean to the sound of this bird. Hauntingly beautiful and a personal symbol of my young summers
One of the most delightful sounds of nature. Great video.
Beautiful, thank you for this. I'm from Sitka, Alaska. I so miss the sound of these beautiful birds each sunrise.
My favorite bird song, reminds me of home
It's song has always sounded to me like it ends in an echo. Early in the morning & late into the evening - it outdoes the American Robin on that score, which is pretty impressive. Another amazing video, Chris.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful singing with the world. Beautiful footage.
I hear these all the time and always wondered what bird it was. Thank you for sharing ❤️
All the other birds hush when this bird announces the morning sun, because they all know it's the best singer.
A very beautiful singer! Wonderful filmed, my friend!
Thanks Annemieke, They like hiding deep in the brush and are so secretive and that I found myself moving the camera tripod a couple of centimetres from side to side to get a clear line of sight through the foliage. They are the most heard, but least seen birds in the estuary right now. A very bland coloured bird that has one of my favourite summer songs. We call them the Salmonberry bird because they tend to show up when the Salmonberries start ripening.
That song echoes through the forest in my backyard on the Oregon coast
Very cool. That's where I usually heard them too. 🐦
Looks well fed
The octave bird! 😊 also known as the salmon berry bird.
Very nice video of this thrush I see them only in migration
Me too.
I grew up in Hoonah Alaska for my childhood years. I was often captivated by the beautiful song of this bird singing and its song gently echoing through the trees. I would be captivated by their gentle, haunting and beautiful calls for hours. They were often led by a 1 or 2 short calls, sometimes 3, followed by the ascending melody that only the Swainson's Thrush sings. I grew up in Hoonah, but was born in Sitka Alaska.
HannaCrazyHawlk, you say you're from Sitka. Sitka is my hometown. I don't ever recall hearing the name "crazyhawk" in Sitka. I moved out of Hoonah at age 11 and back to Sitka where I was born. I was born in the Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital on Japonski Island in 1956. Are you really from Sitka? Or, is it just someplace you moved to? If the latter, then where were you born? Where are you really from?
You see, as a Thlingit (not Tlingit) we never refer to where we live as "where we're from." Where we are from... where we come from is the place where we were born. We always acknowledge our birthright and we remember and honor our birthplace regardless of how long we've been there, or been away. I've been away from Sitka nigh on 40-50 years. Yet even now, even today, whenever someone asks where I'm from I always and only respond with saying "I'm From Sitka, or, I am from Sitka Alaska" in the case of uninformed or non Alaskan Residents.
Even now, the Thlingit people of Sitka and the Thlingit People from all Southeast Alaska maintain their identity in this fashion. Why? Because it is important to us to know where we are from, and where we come from. The other part of that answer is this. Where we are born, is the same place where our first roots were put down in life on the day of our birth. This is how we remain firmly connected to our home regardless of how long we might have been away.
I have seen far too many confused people in my lifetime... most of them erroneously tell people that they are from the place where they live. For example, someone born in L.A, but moved to New York might say "I'm From New York," because that happens to be their last place of residence. This feeds and bolsters confusion and is the reason there is so much unrest in this country. Everybody here is from someplace else. None, to few of them are ever satisfied with where they were born, so move and skitter about, hopping from place to place like a songbird looking for a mate... never staying, never settling down.
right now, Right this minute, I live in Homer Alaska, and Homer is my home. But I am NOT FROM Homer. I am from Sitka and always will be.
So I ask again Ms. HannahCrazyHawk: Where are you from? Where were you born?