Northern Waterthrush Photo Gallery
Adult
Thrushlike warbler with long legs and a long body. Brown above with a narrow, often buffy eyebrow, though some individuals have a white eyebrow. Heavily streaked below.
© fernando Burgalin Sequeria / Macaulay LibraryHeredia, November 22, 2020Adult
Long-legged warbler with a heavily streaked belly. Some individuals have extensive yellow wash on the belly. Note narrow buffy or white eyebrow.
© Benny Diaz / Macaulay LibraryCabo Rojo, September 15, 2018Adult
The throat is often spotted and the belly heavily streaked. Some individuals are whiter below than others and have more of a white eyebrow.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 03, 2017Adult
Sings a loud ringing song from elevated perches.
© Bryan Calk / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 24, 2019Adult
Found in wooded swamps, ponds, bogs, and slow moving streams. Bobs its tail while walking.
© Steve Bayer / Macaulay LibraryIllinois, April 22, 2017Adult
Thrushlike warbler with a narrow, often buffy eyebrow.
© Jonathan Bonin Bourgault / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, May 11, 2017
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