Northern Waterthrush?

[Birds are cool]

Seen yesterday at a stream in Laurens Co. Originally thought it was a Northern Waterthrush because it had the Buffy yellow face, which you can kinda see in the pic, but have not reported it to ebird, because it would be the second summer report (june-mid August) in GA, and the first summer record for Laurens Co. Actual photos to be uploaded later.

[Charlie Spencer]

Waiting for better photos.  

[Birds are cool]

15 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said:

Waiting for better photos.  

I should be able to get them up in a few hours

 

[Avery]

It doesn't seem streaky enough for a Northern to me, but I'll wait for the better photos.

[Birds are cool]

1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said:

Waiting for better photos.  

 

1 hour ago, Avery said:

It doesn't seem streaky enough for a Northern to me, but I'll wait for the better photos.

Here you'll go. Hopefully they are good enough for an ID. If not, I understand. I was shooting almost directly below me into the shadows through bushes.

[AlexHenry]

Definitely not a Northern Waterthrush. Not sure what it is though. But no way it’s a NOWA.

[Ed hogg]

I think that this is a Louisiana Waterthrush with the clean white throat

[IKLland]

I don’t think waterthrushes have wingbars…

[Birds are cool]

5 minutes ago, IKLland said:

I don’t think waterthrushes have wingbars…

It was definitely a waterthrush. It was making the exact same chips as a waterthrush. We also got some looks at it, and we were able to tell it was a waterthrush, just not sure which one, because the lighting sucked.

[Birds are cool]

What about Red-throaged Pipit? 😝 JK

Tho seriously, what about American Pipit? That was my first thought when I saw it fly by me. (And before I heard it.)

@DLecy, @blackburnian?

[Peromyscus]

2 hours ago, Birds are cool said:

It was definitely a waterthrush. It was making the exact same chips as a waterthrush. We also got some looks at it, and we were able to tell it was a waterthrush, just not sure which one, because the lighting sucked.

It's a Louisiana Waterthrush. eBird has only 2 records of Northern Waterthrush for June (or July) for Georgia, and there are no June-July records in eBird for American Pipit in Georgia.

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Just now, Peromyscus said:

It's a Louisiana Waterthrush. eBird has only 2 records of Northern Waterthrush for June (or July) for Georgia, and there are no June-July records in eBird for American Pipit in Georgia.

Thanks. That's what I thought, but the yellow by the face was throwing me off.

[Snake Fingers]

58 minutes ago, Birds are cool said:

Thanks. That's what I thought, but the yellow by the face was throwing me off.

Probably a mustard stain.

[lonestranger]

1 hour ago, Birds are cool said:

Thanks. That's what I thought, but the yellow by the face was throwing me off.

My knee jerk reaction to the first image was a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak because of the yellow wash to the upper breast. I wonder if the yellow is more of a tint caused by the greenery in front of the bird though.