Which waterthrush?

[floraphile]

13 Apr 2022 Dauphin Island, Mobile co AL; drainage ditch at edge of bird sanctuary

[Avery]

My first instinct is Northern, but wait for a confirmation

[IKLland]

17 minutes ago, Avery said:

My first instinct is Northern, but wait for a confirmation

Dull legs made me thing this too, but the eyebrow is making me second guess this…

Edited April 13, 2022 by IKLland

[floraphile]

2 minutes ago, IKLland said:

Dull legs made me thing this too, but the eyebrow is making me second guess this…

I agree with the eyebrow thing.  It was in very heavy shade, so hard to see leg coloring & color shade of bird.  

Edited April 13, 2022 by floraphile

[meghann]

Any other shots at all that show the throat better?

[floraphile]

3 minutes ago, meghann said:

Any other shots at all that show the throat better?

Let me look--

[floraphile]

@meghann--no frontal shots of the throat.  This is the best one.  Looks pretty streaky. 

 

[Peromyscus]

Northern Waterthrush is my first reaction

[floraphile]

I went back and looked at sightings in the area and a Louisiana was seen at the same Hotspot a couple of days ago--from the photo it looks like the same drainage ditch.  So, on closer inspection of the first picture, I think the throat does look too clean for Northern.   Yays? Nays?

[Avery]

Just now, floraphile said:

I went back and looked at sightings in the area and a Louisiana was seen at the same Hotspot a couple of days ago--from the photo it looks like the same drainage ditch.  So, on closer inspection of the first picture, I think the throat does look too clean for Northern.   Yays? Nays?

Both should be coming through your area right now, so Northern isn’t out of the range of possibility. It’s certainly less common, but I’m sticking with Northern. Safest thing to do is report it as a slash.