Return of Bird of the Week: Swainson’s Thrush
From late spring to mid-summer across much of mainland Alaska, into the late twilight, you can listen to the upward-spiraling song of the Swainson’s Thrush, another haunting melody of the boreal forest. Other birds may sleep at night, or at least go silent; not the Swainson’s Thrush, which sings, seemingly, all night. Unlike most of…