The brown thrasher was rarely seen at feeders at the turn of the 20^th century.  Today, however, they are now regularly visit feeders throughout Georgia.

       It is thought that this change in behavior is related to the proliferation of feeders and birdbaths.  During the winter 95% of the brown thrasher‘s diet consists of small insects and other critters uncovered by scratching  among dead leaves beneath trees and shrubs.

       If you want to try to attract a brown thrasher to a feeder, place a feeder near thick shrubs.  Although the brown thrashers that visit my yard do so primarily to drink and bathe in water offered in birdbaths, they will also eat suet. Thrashers will sometimes eat scratch feed, dried fruit, crumbs, shelled corn, and birdseed beneath feeders.