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Post by imperialbirders on Aug 15, 2019 14:58:21 GMT -8
Hi This little bird, a little smaller than a chickadee, landed on our back deck this morning. We tried to id the bird, but could not get a good shot of the front view and did not see a likeness in our bird books. This is a new siting for us so would like to know if it is just passing through our area. Bird ID 2 by Imperial Birders, on Flickr Bird ID 1 by Imperial Birders, on Flickr
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Post by oldfulica on Aug 15, 2019 15:55:08 GMT -8
Hi This little bird, a little smaller than a chickadee, landed on our back deck this morning. We tried to id the bird, but could not get a good shot of the front view and did not see a likeness in our bird books. This is a new siting for us so would like to know if it is just passing through our area. Bird ID 2 by Imperial Birders, on Flickr Bird ID 1 by Imperial Birders, on Flickr xx. Hi guys. My first impression was Northern Waterthrush but that wouldn't be smaller than a Chickadee. Good bird if it is.
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Post by Gord on Aug 15, 2019 16:44:31 GMT -8
That looks like a Northern Waterthrush! A great bird to see in the Fraser Valley. There's not many records for them at all although I'm sure a few pass by on migration annually such as this guy would be. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Randy on Aug 15, 2019 16:45:29 GMT -8
Looks like a northern waterthrush!
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Post by Randy on Aug 15, 2019 16:46:24 GMT -8
Sorry, I see I replied at the same time as Gord but he beat me by a few seconds!
Was it a window strike?
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Post by imperialbirders on Aug 16, 2019 10:34:20 GMT -8
Thank you all for the ID of the Northern Waterthrush. The little bird is probably the size of a Black Capped Chickadee. rawalker asked if it was a window strike so I reviewed my security video and it was not. The little bird had been eating or resting at the top of our gravel walkway near our landscape garden about 6 am when some Douglas squirrels, who were romping in the garden, scared the bird and it flew onto our patio and became disoriented and stopped to rest. That is when my wife took some pictures through the window with her iPad. After a few minutes of rest, the bird flew off towards the wetlands.
I will add the Northern Waterthrush to our lifetime list.
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Post by Gord on Aug 18, 2019 18:22:32 GMT -8
A great addition to your yard guys.
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