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Just happened to see a Louisiana Waterthrush in my backyard!

And here I thought I only had cardinals, chickadees, starlings, nuthatches, etc.  I was looking at the ground, under my bird feeder and there he was, a Louisiana Waterthrush.

According to The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds (Eastern Region), this waterthrush was confused with the Northern Waterthrush by early American ornithologists.  This guy arrives much earlier then the Northern.  Southeastern Wisconsin is at the northwest corner of this guys range.  I did get a great look at him and I’m sure he’s not a Northern.

I love finding new birds.  The excitement of seeing a new bird is why I love doing birding.  Just proves that you don’t have to go far from home to keep learning about birding.

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