It is also shared by the American bands Hermit Thrushes and Hermit Thrush. Hermit thrush is a probable nesting species. Its call is a low, dry "chup" like the hermit thrush. This species may be displaced by the hermit thrush where their ranges overlap. The hermit thrush is the state bird of Vermont. The state bird is the hermit thrush ("Catharus guttatus"). The hermit thrush is common, although regarded as extremely rare in Virginia. Conspicuous birds include the blue-fronted jay, Sierra hermit thrush, water ouzel, and Townsend solitaire. Some Icterid birds visit West Virginia, as well as the hermit thrush and wood thrush. The hermit thrush ("Catharus guttatus") is a medium-sized North American thrush. The hermit thrush has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of "Catharus" thrushes. The hermit thrush has been identified as a dispersal agent of seeds of "L. melissifolia". Bicknell's thrush ("C. bicknelli"), Swainson's thrush ("C. ustulatus"), and Hermit thrush ("C. guttatus").