Worm Tartare
Warbler Week, Day 3. The common but not often seen Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) is an unlikely warbler. While other warblers don wild and exuberant colors, the northern waterthrush focuses on blending in...all the better to catch gnats and mosquitoes at the water's edge! The northern waterthrush has a close cousin in the Louisiana Waterthrush, which looks and sounds very similar. The Louisiana waterthrus is a bit more white in coloration than then buffy northern, and prefers hill streams, while the the northern prefers bogs and standing water. Regardless of which you encounter, seeing a waterthrush is a rush!
Worm Tartare
Warbler Week, Day 3. The common but not often seen Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) is an unlikely warbler. While other warblers don wild and exuberant colors, the northern waterthrush focuses on blending in...all the better to catch gnats and mosquitoes at the water's edge! The northern waterthrush has a close cousin in the Louisiana Waterthrush, which looks and sounds very similar. The Louisiana waterthrus is a bit more white in coloration than then buffy northern, and prefers hill streams, while the the northern prefers bogs and standing water. Regardless of which you encounter, seeing a waterthrush is a rush!