Louisiana waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla).
The early warbler that favors muddy shorelines.
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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:
- Louisiana waterthrush song by Wil Hershberger (ML508939)
- Louisiana waterthrush song by Wil Hershberger (ML508938)
- Louisiana waterthrush call by Robert C. Stein and Randolph Little (ML508943)
Sources and more:
- https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Louisiana_Waterthrush
- https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/louisiana-waterthrush
- Dobson C, Kassenbaum D, Oehmke D, et al. 2023. Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois. Champaign-Urbana: Scissortail LLC.
- National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America. 2004. Fullscreen. Carrboro, NC: Godfrey-Stadin Productions.
- Sibley D. 2016. Sibley birds East : field guide to birds of eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Field guide to birds of eastern North America).
- Stokes DW, Stokes LQ. 2004. Stokes Field Guide to Warblers. 2nd ed. New York: Little, Brown (Stokes field guides).
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