This mostly grey bird nests in the arctic from northern Alaska, eastward through to Baffin Island and northern Quebec. The northern wheatear lives primarily in Eurasia and likes to breed among bare rocks and short grass during the winter in Africa. The Northern Wheatear is one of the longest distance migrating birds found in North America. While I have seen wheatears in Britain, this would be a ABA Area life bird for me. Because… The routes could scarcely have been more different. Northern Wheatear: Small thrush (oenanthe), with gray upperparts, black wings, mask, and tail.

In flight it shows a white rump and a black 'T' shape on its tail. It is a summer visitor and passage migrant. On fall weekends in the northeast, birders sometimes hope (but never expect) to find a Wheatear. Jarek Matusiak Ron Knight. … Crissal thrasher. It hops or runs on the ground. However their brains are relatively large and their learning abilities are greater than those of most other birds.

From the eastern arctic of Canada, Wheatears traveled through Greenland to northwestern … Photos: Northern Wheatear in in Canada by wayne.geater, and in Alaska by Billy Lindblom, both shared via Birdshare. Josef Kren and Amelia C. Zoerb Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020 Text last updated January 1, 1997 Eastern bluebird. Conspicuous white rump. Bendire's thrasher. Very active bird, nervous and restless while foraging. This small chat enters the North American arctic from both directions, via both Greenland and Alaska, but almost all go back to the Old World in winter; only the occasional straggler appears south of Canada. During the winter months, it will migrate into the central and northern regions of Africa. The male is blue-grey above, with black wings and white below with an orange flush to the breast. Bobs tail and often makes short flights to hawk insects. Dark gray back and nape. Underparts are white, and buff-brown wash on throat. However, I had school during the week and so I would only be able to chase it if it stayed for the weekend. Other chats, thrushes and mockingbirds. Northern Wheatear (song) male, song.
Fechtig shared a photo and a species map from the eBird website, a resource recommended by Kellam’s organization, which has its own website, birdingeasternshore.org. American robin. Warm brown above, buff-pink below; bold white rump and sides of tail contrast with black center and tip of tail, which form an inverted T. It has a black cheek. Rather plain plumage in females and non-breeders, but Northern Wheatears are still rather dissimilar than other species.

Last Tuesday, a Northern wheatear was reported at Headlands Beach State Park in Cleveland.

The northern wheatear or wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and Asia.. Distinctive flashy tail; white with a dark central and terminal band. A very rare, sparrow-sized bird of open ground. Curve-billed thrasher. Interactive eBird Map: Click here to access an interactive eBird map of Northern Wheatear sightings Similar Species: Breeding males unmistakable. California thrasher. Most are small. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Order: Passeriformes Members of this diverse group make up more than half of the bird species worldwide.

Bicknell's thrush. The wheatear is a small mainly ground-dwelling bird.
15 cm (6") Fairly common in summer in high arctic from Alaska to northeaster Canada; rare elsewhere. 5 1/2-6" (14-15 cm). Brown thrasher.