[birdky] No. Waterthrush, Lincoln's Sparrow

This morning, I saw a Northern Waterthrush beside a small permanent puddle at 
the end of a drain line from the house. It kept going in and out beneath some 
dried, broken giant ragweed stalks and walking atop the broken weed stalks to 
hunt bugs in the drain puddle. I looked at it for several minutes with the 
scope at a range of maybe 25 feet but could not manage to get a picture. The 
underparts were distinctively dun yellow rather than white and it had fine 
streaking all the way beneath its throat. A new bird for me.
    Took the scope back out to the drain puddle this afternoon, hoping the 
waterthrush would still be there. It was not, but a Lincoln's Sparrow was. It 
sat still for me in the dim light long enough for a dim but identifiable pic. 
First time I've seen a Lincoln's in the spring.
Frank Lyne frank@xxxxxxxxxxx near Dot in Logan County

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