Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Live from the dock
Active 293 minutes across 32 days since May 2026. Last heard today.
Heard todayHear the call
When you'll hear it
Most often heard around sunrise, 5 to 8 a.m. Quiet overnight.
Minutes active by hour, as a table
| 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | NOON | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 56 | 49 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Across the year
Present from early-May through July. First heard this year on May 5.
Dock records
- First heard
- May 9, 2026
- Busiest day
- 24 minutes on June 16, 2026
- Earliest call
- 5:50 a.m.
- Days detected
- 32 of 69 days monitored
Common questions
What time of day do you hear a Brown Thrasher at Watts Bar Lake?
Most often heard around sunrise, 5 to 8 a.m. Quiet overnight. These are the hours the dock microphones detect the Brown Thrasher most often.
What time of year is the Brown Thrasher at Watts Bar Lake?
Present from early-May through July. First heard this year on May 5. That window is when the Brown Thrasher has been audible from the Watts Bar Lake dock.
Has the Brown Thrasher been heard at Watts Bar Lake?
Yes. Active 293 minutes across 32 days since May 2026. Last heard today.
About the bird
The brown thrasher, sometimes erroneously called the brown thrush or fox-coloured thrush, is a bird in the family Mimidae, which also includes the New World catbirds and mockingbirds.
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