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Daydreaming Hermit Thrush
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Daydreaming Hermit Thrush
- From: Psbmt@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 13:52:26 EST
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
As I was driving down our driveway at 1PM today, I spotted a Thrush sitting
in the middle of the drive. It was very still and looked smallish and a
little thin. I thought "Bicknell's"?, since I've been studying the spring
migrants a little, and it's an inch or so smaller than a Gray-cheeked in my
field guide, but no, there was the rufous tail....
Anyway, I slowly approached it in the car, and it still sat there motionless,
I pulled up even closer, till I couldn't see it over the car hood anymore,
surely it would fly, but still sat there, I shut off the engine and got
out, still nothing. I began walking up to it and it still sat until I got to
within a foot of it, then it finally flew away!! As I drove towards the
house I had to practically come to a stop 2 more times for 2 Juncos who took
their time to fly out of the way, too.
Shelley Theye
N. Chatham County, NC
Psbmt@aol.com