Today’s bird

Sage Thrasher

Oreoscoptes montanus

Family: Mockingbirds and thrashers

Sage Thrasher is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.

Did you know

  1. It is the only species in the genus Oreoscoptes and the smallest of the thrashers.

  2. They are opportunistic feeders, and their diet reflects the prey availability in their environment.

  3. They have even been observed not only feeding on adult crickets, but also digging in the soil to eat their egg beds.

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