SOUND UP! WOOD THRUSH singing its heart out this morning in my moms backyard! #nature #birds | Reed Timmer Extreme Meteorologist

There’s nothing quite like the song of a Wood Thrush, tumbling through Eastern forests in the summer. Like other songbirds, Wood Thrush have a “syrinx,” kind of like a double-barreled human larynx—where vocal cords live—and control each pipe separately, giving its song a seemingly-impossible, duet-like quality. It combines variations of sounds, creating a large repertoire that it uses to attract mates and maintain territory—sometimes engaging in song battles with neighboring males. If you live i