Louisiana waterthrush
parkesia motacilla latin

The female Louisiana Waterthrush incubates the eggs for 12 or 13 days.

The male Louisiana Waterthrush does not sing on its wintering grounds before it leaves.

The Louisiana Waterthrush has a plain brown back and white underparts streaked with black.

The Louisiana Waterthrush also has a whiter throat with fewer streaks.

In June 2002, a Louisiana waterthrush was observed feeding an immature cowbird.

These trees attract a different set of birds including the American redstart, Louisiana waterthrush and red-eyed vireo.

Ovenbird, nests on the forest floor and Louisiana Waterthrush nest is the ravines and creek beds.

The Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) is a New World warbler.

Additionally, because the Louisiana waterthrush is dependent on large areas of continuous forest, this species is likely to be threatened by increasing forest fragmentation.

The Louisiana Waterthrush is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies.

The Louisiana Waterthrush is one of the largest species of wood warbler, with only the aberrant Yellow-breasted Chat averaging larger in mean mass and linear measurements.

The area provides habitat for many bird species, including Acadian flycatcher, Hooded warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush and Kentucky Warbler.

The supercilium of the Northern Waterthrush, a New World warbler, differs subtly from that of the closely related (and similarly plumaged) Louisiana Waterthrush.

However, during winter, the Louisiana Waterthrush mainly forages along flooded roads or trails, and in parks, lawns and gardens, rarely entering true forest, even forested wetlands, in the subtropics.

The river banks support a variety of woodland plant and animals including Skunks, Raccoons, Fox Squirrels, Groundhogs, jewelweed, spring beauties, Louisiana waterthrush, and Yellow-throated warblers.

The only species bird watchers confuse with the Northern Waterthrush is the closely related Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla, which has buff flanks, a buff undertail, and bright pink legs.

Fauna includes the locally rare Northern Long-eared Bat, the nationally vulnerable Louisiana Waterthrush and the Northern Brook Lamprey, as well as the nationally threatened Jefferson Salamander.

Other commonly seen species include turkey vultures, red-tail hawks, swallows, swifts, black vulture, redstart, veery, indigo bunting, Louisiana waterthrush, northern waterthrush, winter wren, black-throated green warbler, willow flycatcher, and alder flycatcher.

Another kind of rocky habitat is found along mountain streams, where birds such as the Louisiana Waterthrush of North America and the forktails of Asia pick over stream-side rocks and exposed roots for aquatic insects and other moisture-loving prey.

The hemlock forests of the glens are home to the Louisiana Waterthrush, Acadian Flycatcher, Blackburnian Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, Magnolia Warbler, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet and Winter Wren.

Less common and widespread today than it was two centuries ago, the Louisiana Waterthrush's decline is mainly due to the reduction of suitable habitat, through clearing and channelization of streams, as well as pollution, and the impounding of rivers and streams to create reservoirs.

The Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) is a New World warbler.

The only species bird watchers confuse with the Northern Waterthrush is the closely related Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla, which has buff flanks, a buff undertail, and bright pink legs.