Frank,That sounds reasonable, timing alone prob is a strong Northern indicator,
Louisiana migration should essentially be over while Northern is still in its
push north. Unless you have Louisiana breeding close-by, Northern should be the
expected Waterthrush now. Good birding!Michael ToddJackson, TNSent from my
Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Lyneart <lyneart@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date:
5/11/20 18:37 (GMT-06:00) To: BiRDKY Freelists <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [birdky] Re: Which waterthrush? I think unless I hear some push back,
I’m going to amend my eBird report to Northern Waterthrush. It’s what I
thought, what those who replied thought and even the Facebook guy who said my
picture didn’t have enough information thought it looked more like a Northern
Waterthrush.
Frank Lynefrank@xxxxxxxxxxx - near Dot in Logan County, KY
On May 11, 2020, at 4:28 PM, <kistlers@xxxxxxxxx> <kistlers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hi
Frank, We think this is northern. The eye stripe is white, not beige, and it
does not widen behind the eye. Also, it appears that the chin is clearly
striped. Just a guess from a guy who isn’t really sure. Thanks for
posting,Steve KistlerHart Co, KY From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of LyneartSent: Monday, May 11, 2020
2:48 PMTo: BiRDKY Freelists <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Subject: [birdky] Which
waterthrush? Morning farm circle was above average. First I saw a Red-headed
Woodpecker flying away from the copse of trees by middle pond. Followed it with
binoculars to the woods across Wash Gunn Road. Moments later, I saw a second
Red-headed Woodpecker on the nearest light pole. It flew from there to a dead
walnut by the barn. While I was approaching the barn slowly, hoping to spot it
again, one of the Kestrels flew out of the barn nest box. Haven’t seen comings
and goings there for a few days and was uncertain what their status was. Assume
there are still young ones inside being fed. When I got back to the yard,
Alison was looking at something high up. It was a Baltimore Oriole, a bird
stingy about being viewed. While I was trying to get it on screen, I spotted a
waterthrush in a nearby shrub. Did manage to capture it poorly. I first posted
it on a Facebook bird ID group before making my report, but the only comment I
got was that my photo lacked enough detail to decide between Northern & LA.
That must happen a lot, since there was a special slot on eBird for such
doubtful birds. I figured I would suspend putting out bird seed about now but
decided to get some more while we were in town this morning. I think I might
need to carry a small sack of cracked corn with me when I next go to Parsons
Pond to bribe the geese into letting me pass. When we were in town, I noticed a
big change since last week. Up through last week, none of the store clerks and
maybe 25% of customers were wearing masks. This week, all the store clerks and
most customers were wearing masks. I noticed the one guy in Subway who wasn’t
wearing a mask do something even dumber than that. He pulled a drinking cup
from the stack and set it on the counter rim down while he paid. Clearly a non
believer in the germ theory of disease. One more item. I found another owl
feather and a fresh pellet in the stable this morning.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S68879190 Frank Lynefrank@xxxxxxxxxxx - near Dot in ;
Logan County, KY
