Forest Hills, South of Nashville - Davidson Co. 8/29/2020
This afternoon, while trudging through shoulder high juniper and roses we
rarely take care of (I was trimming saplings from said mess to make it look a
little nicer looking), I flushed a small bird from underfoot; it flew about
four feet from where I stood, to the edge of another island of shrubby, edge
habitat, and landed on the ground in the open.
The first thing I noticed was the eyering: slightly buffy-white, but massively
prominent, and complete. The bird’s tail had a short look, with undertail
coverts extending quite far towards the rear. The bird *walked* about three
steps, then flew clumsily around the corner, and I assume back into the thick
habitat. This whole scene happened in about 2.5 seconds, of course.
I tried to relocate the bird for about an hour, with no luck.
Ed Schneider
p.s.- this species has been eluding me and my lifelist for over a decade, but
not for lack of trying. My yard is the last place I would have ever thought I’d
see one, let alone in early Fall, but honestly the habitat makes sense.
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