How to attract Brown Thrasher

BE AWARE THAT HABITAT TYPE MORE THAN ANY OTHER FACTOR, WILL IN MOST CASES, DICTATE THE SPECIES OF BIRD THAT VISIT YOUR PROPERTY.

How to Attract Brown Thrasher

A relatively large, distinct-looking bird strongly associated with dense brush and shrubby habitat. The Brown Thrasher is a versatile eater, they will eat ground-dwelling insects (often found beneath dead leaves), wild nuts/seeds, and wild fruit. The Brown Thrasher may visit ground-style bird feeders (or bird feed sprinkled on the ground). Through the best way to attract this bird is simply to promote dense/brushy vegetation along the corners of your property.

Top Ways to Attract Brown Thrasher

• Dense Brush/Vegetation
• Insect-Friendly Yard
• Pokeweed
• American Elderberry
• Wild Blackberry

Trees & Shrubs that Attract Brown Thrasher

• American Holly (Nesting)
• American Elderberry (Fruit)
• American Mountain Ash (Fruit)
• Blackgum (Fruit)
• Common Juniper (Fruit)
• Eastern Red Cedar (Fruit)
• Eastern White Pine (Seeds)
• Flowering Dogwood (Fruit)
• Hackberry (Fruit)
• Hawthorn (Nesting, Fruit)
• Oak (Acorn)
• Red Mulberry (Fruit)
• Red-Twig Dogwood (Fruit)
• Sassafras (Fruit)
• Serviceberry (Fruit)
• Wild Blackberry (Nesting, Fruit)
• Wild Cherry (Fruit)

Flowers & Vines that Attract Brown Thrasher

• Pokeweed (Fruit)
• Virginia Creeper (Fruit)
• Wild Blueberry (Fruit)
• Wild Grape (Fruit)

Attracting Brown Thrasher with a Bird Feeder

• Feeder Type:
• Ground
• Platform
• Suet Cage
• Feed:
• Cracked Corn
• Peanut
• Suet
• Sunflower Seed

Brown Thrasher Information

Brown Thrasher Identification:

• Large-sized bird
• Brown upperparts, white underparts with heavy black streaking, long legs, long tail, dark beak, yellow eyes

Brown Thrasher Habitat:

• Dense Shrubs, Thickets, Brush
• Edges of Overgrown Fields, Open Woodlands

Brown Thrasher Eating Habits:

• Ground Dwelling Insects, often found while foraging beneath leaves.
• Nuts, Seeds
• Fruit, such as: Pokeberry, Elderberry

Brown Thrasher Nesting:

• On or near the ground – often in thickets or low in tree