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Re: Birds in the wrong place



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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