Learn what a veery bird looks like and where you can find one. Also find out what this thrush's song sounds like and what the bird eats.
What Does a Veery Look Like?
A veery looks and sound very similar to a wood thrush. Both of these birds belt out an amazing song and share rich cinnamon red coloration, although the veery’s spots on its underparts are less distinctive and limited to its chest.
Diet: What Do Veery Birds Eat?
These ground-foraging birds are insect and berry eating specialists. But you might get lucky enough to spot one at a bird bath.
Learn how to identify a Swainson’s thrush.
Nests and Eggs
This brown thrush is a bird of the forest understory and typically nests on or near the ground in low brushy habitat or grass. While males defend their territory, the female lays three to five blue-green eggs in a cup-shaped nest crafted from leaves and plant material.
Veery Bird Song
Listen for a breezy downward-spiraling whistle. The veery bird’s simple and delightful song, a whirling, reedy repetition of its own name (veeyurr, veeyurr, veeyurr), is delivered at dawn and dusk in the dim forest, going straight to the romantic heart of the listener.
Bird songs courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Range and Habitat
The veery breeds in northern forest habitats in the U.S. and Canada with dense understories, so migration is the best time for birders see one. They show up in woodlots or backyards during spring and fall movements. These thrushes fly south across the Gulf of Mexico and spend winter in South America.
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