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Veery or Wilson Thrush

As in the case of a great many of our birds, it is from its song that this species receives its name. This song is a descending spiral of tremulous, reedy whistles, which may be interpreted as "Vee-r-r-r-r-y, vee-r-r-r-r-y," the 'veery' being repeated perhaps half a dozen times, each making a complete turn of the spiral and each being of a lower pitch and lesser volume than the preceding. This song may be heard at almost all hours of the day and often until after dusk in most woodland, during summer. Their call and note of protest is a single, tremulous, mournful, ascending whis tle.