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Northern Waterthrush - BirdForum Opus

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Seiurus noveboracensis
Photo by Dave Hawkins

Identification

12-14 cm. Brown back. Whitish or creamy underside with dark stripes. Whitish or yellowish eyestripe. Sexes look alike.


Distribution

Alaska, Canada south to the northern U.S.


Taxonomy

Habitat

Wooded swamps, thickets of bogs, margins of northern lakes, and willow and alder bordered rivers.

Behaviour

Song loud and ringing, starts with several phrases on one pitch, followed by an accelerating jumble of short, rapid phrases dropping slightly in pitch. Call a sharp, metallic "chink."


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