Date: 6/29/25 3:22 am From: Alfred Maley <alfredmaley...> Subject: [NHBirds] LA Waterthrushes on the Deck
Birders sometimes use pishing with owl calls to attract birds into view.
This morning at 5:40 AM Mr. Barred Owl was having his breakfast on the
railing of the deck when the titmice arrived to scold him. All of a sudden
there were two brownish birds on the deck railing joining in the
excitement. At first I thought they were the everprsent Carolina Wrens that
love to taunt the owl. But then I noticed they were bobbing their tails and
I grabbed the bins and realized they were young LA Waterthrushes, in bright
new plumage.
There are several waterthrush territories around the general neighborhood,
including one that is an eighth of a mile away. Perhaps the young disperse
into the surrounding woodlands after fledging, especially after a heavy
rain like we had yesterday. Anyhow, it’s unprecedented for me as a deck
bird.
