Re: "Pished-In" Hermit Thrush

[Patrick Coin <patrick@coinconsult.net>]

>Anne Lurie wrote:
>After pishing for about 10 seconds, I had drawn in  --  close!  -- 
>chickadees, both kinglets, Yellow-rumped warblers, juncos, etc.  I 
>continued pishing for a few more seconds, and was rewarded by seeing 
>a larger bird fly closer & fuss at me.  To my surprise, it was a 
>Hermit Thrush, who was "pipping" and wing-flapping quite 
>energetically.  There was no question that the thrush was responding 
>to my pishing, as it came closer & closer until it was literally 2 
>or 3 feet directly above my head.

I've always found the wintering Hermit Thrushes to be very "pishable" 
here in Durham, NC, though I've never had one come quite so close as 
that--10 feet is more usual for me. You must be a very good pisher!
-- 
Patrick Coin
Durham, NC
patrick@coinconsult.net