Louisiana Waterthrush - Gill, Franklin Co., MA. April 15th, 2019.
There's nothing like the sweet cadence of a singing Louisiana Waterthrush to brighten up a chilly April morning. Even the haunting ethereal song of a nearby Hermit Thrush was no match for this beauty at a traditional spot in Gill today. In fact, this bird was along exactly the same stream as my first of the spring in each April since 2015! It's hard to imagine that it's the same male returning every year but if so, it's usually been about three days ahead of the first major influx. I expect the bulk will arrive in a few days time, around the 14th/15th, and pretty soon most of the fast flowing streams in the local Hemlock woods will be hosting a pair, or a singing male.
Louisiana Waterthrush - Gill, Franklin Co., MA. April 15th, 2019.
Louisiana Waterthrush - Gill, Franklin Co., MA. April 15th, 2019.
On a more sobering note, I learned in the evening that Susannah had come across a freshly dead Northern Saw-whet Owl along Main Road, Gill close to the intersection with North Cross Road. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't put in any real work looking for saw-whets in this particular winter, but this bird was found only 200 meters from where I heard one calling unsolicited (pre-dawn) on October 22nd, 2018.
Northern Saw-whet Owl - roadside casualty, Main Road, Gill, Franklin Co., MA. April 11th, 2019.
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