ðə ɡɹˈeɪ θɹˈæʃɚz sˈɔŋ ɪz "ɐ lˈaʊd, fˈɛɹli skɹˈætʃi wˈɔːɹblɪŋ...ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd tˈuː ɔːɹ θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz", ænd ˈɔfən sˈʌŋ fɹʌm ɐ hˈaɪ ˈoʊpən pˈɜːtʃ.
The gray thrasher's song is "a loud, fairly scratchy warbling...repeated two or three times"', and often sung from a high open perch.