Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Pallas       Field Guide IDs: NG-348; G-248; PE-222; PW-pl 48; AE-pl 501; AW-pl 541; AM(III)-54 Nest Location Nest Type Eggs & Mating System Dev. & Parental Care Primary & 2ndary Diet.. Foraging Strategy F I: 12-13 DAYS ALTRICIAL TREE 0 - 8 feet F 4 (3-6) MONOG F: 12 DAYS MF FRUIT FOLIAGE GLEAN HOVER & GLEAN BREEDING: Conif, mixed, or decid forest and forest edge. 2 broods, 3? in s. DISPLAYS: Agonistic; wing flicking, crest raising, also sleeked erect posture with bill pointed upward. NEST: On ground (usu in e) or low in decid or conif tree (w); of weeds, rotted wood, twigs, grass, moss, occ middle layer of mud, lining of fine materials. EGGS: Greenish-blue, usu unmarked, rarely flecked with black. 0.8" (22 mm). DIET: Includes spiders, earthworms, also small salamanders; much fruit, esp in winter. Young fed insects, perhaps some fruit. CONSERVATION: Winters s to Bahamas, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Rare cowbird host. NOTES: Tends to select nest sites where conditions are relatively moist. Habitually flips (or "twinkles") wings. Has been observed anting. STANFORD. NOTES: Uncommon migrant and winter resident, foraging on fruits and invertebrates in areas providing dense low vegetation. ESSAYS: Anting; Bathing and Dusting; Nest Lining REFERENCES: Dilger, 1956a, b; Martin and Roper, 1988; Noon, 1981.