northern waterthrush

["Lewis Burke" <lewis@law.law.sc.edu>]

My wife found a deceased northern waterthrush on the campus of 
Columbia College yesterday morning.  It was probably killed by 
flying into the reflective glass.  She brought it home so the children 
could give it a decent burial and we examined the bird very closely. 
 It was very yellow and even had the light rust colored flecking on 
the throat so it was not a Louisiana.   As birders we were not only 
saddened by its death but by the fact that we had never seen a 
northern waterthrush.  Anyway, this is the fourth year in a row we 
have found dead warblers next to academic buildings with reflective 
glass in Columbia.  Lewis Burke.
Lewis Burke, Professor of Law
Department of Clinical Legal Studies 
School of Law, U.S.C.
Columbia, S.C. 29208

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