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Re: Birds in the wrong place
- To: carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu
- Subject: Re: Birds in the wrong place
- From: Norman Budnitz <nbudnitz@duke.edu>
- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:07:24 -0400
- In-Reply-To: <20000410154740.23953.qmail@web514.mail.yahoo.com>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
At 08:47 AM 4/10/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Louisiana Waterthrush. I
>finally figured out why when I spotted him 15 feet up
>in a tree.
>The next day the same thing happened to me with an
>ovenbird. I tracked him down but then had to pick him
>out of the foliage 20-25 feet off the ground.
Though ground birds in general, both of these species use singing
'stations' in the trees. I have a Louisiana Waterthrush behind my house
who has several stations varying from 10 to 25 feet above the ground.
Norm
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