Is that a policeman's whistle?

Varied Thrush!

Most of the thrushes that nest in interior Alaska are subtle shades of soft browns and grays. Their showiness is in their fantastic songs that waft across the boreal forest and tundra. The Varied Thrush is exactly the opposite. It’s song consists of a single long whistle repeated in different tones. Some people describe it as sounding like a British policeman’s whistle. The varied thrushes makes up for its simple song with fabulous plumage. The male and female have subtly different patterns of rich rust, slate blue, and black. We only catch a few Varied Thrushes each year, so finding one in the mist nets is always cause for celebration.

~Laurel