Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus

Lesson learned from my birding hike yesterday -- birding is hard. I already knew this, but it is confirmed. You see a bird and by the time you get it in view and start to focus on it, it's gone. Perfectly camouflaged, hiding in the trees, or flitting from one spot to the next. So, you try to follow it around the forest, by sound, as it and its buddies laugh at you. I still like birding though. It's a great challenge!

Habitat: Mixed forest with mostly spruce. There were tons of birds, but I only managed to photograph 3, lol.