> A Louisiana Waterthrush was also found bobbing away on the > same muddy patch... Dean Edwards & David Trently suggested we saw a Northern Waterthrush instead of a Louisiana. We reviewed Sibleys, Stokes, Peterson, et. al last night, & the eyestripe sure was bright & looked white to both of us (not creamy or buff). Upon further review... We believe Dean & David are correct, not only because the habitat & migration more closely matches the Northern as they pointed out, but because the breast of the Waterthrush seen had a distinctive bright greenish tint (which we thought was from rubbing on surrounding algae that matched the color dead on. The Northern has striped underparts that are often yellowish). Thanks guys, that's a life bird! Robert & Leigh Loveday Knoxville, TN __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================