Jean,

As you suspected, it is quite late for Louisiana Waterthrush to be starting
nesting.  According to Birds of North America, typically the first egg is
laid 18Apr-18Jun in S Illinois.  However, the account also notes that,
while second broods are uncommon, re-nesting following a failed attempt is
common.  So your bird could have been refurbishing its nest (or building a
new nest) after its first try failed.

The question is - was it trying to find tasty bites or was it gathering
fibers?

Janet Duerr
Regional Coordinator OBBAII
Athens, OH
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Subject: Louisiana Waterthrush and OBBA
From: Jean <jandbkor AT JANDBK.ORG>
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:36:18 -0400

I had a Louisiana Waterthrush hopping around my deck this evening, it spent
a good 15 minutes at the bird bath and poking around the pots.  It looked to
be collecting nesting material from one of the coconut liners but I don't
think it flew away with it.    So I can count this as collecting nesting
material for the OBBA?  Isn't it too late to be building a nest for these
birds?
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