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Re: Birds in the wrong place
- To: "Norman Budnitz" <nbudnitz@duke.edu>, <carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: Birds in the wrong place
- From: "Tom Krakauer" <tkrakauer@mindspring.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:34:59 -0400
- Organization: NC Museum of Life and Science
- References: <4.2.0.58.20000410130238.00ae4310@mail-nb.acpub.duke.edu>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
I second Norm's comment.
When I lived in the Appalachians, I always looked to see ovenbirds singing
from understory trees. And, by gosh, that is where they were.
Tom Krakauer
Bahama, NC
tkrakauer@mindspring.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Norman Budnitz <nbudnitz@duke.edu>
To: <carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: Birds in the wrong place
> 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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