The Brown Thrasher is the state bird of Georgia. It is described as a large, skulking bird of thickets and hedgerows. Their populations are declining slowly throughout range due to the maturation of shrublands in the East and the elimination of fence rows and shelter belts in the Great Plains.Thrashers fledge the nest at 9 days, which is several days earlier than related bird species such as the Mockingbird or Gray Catbird (both species are also nesting in our yard).
