Walking this pm at my parents farm, I saw a bird that had a  definite white eyebrow, short straight beak, some streaking on sides and breasts with some tannish brown wash on the sides.  It continually flipped its tail.  At first, I thought it was a red eyed vireo, but they have no streaking.  The other bird that I could find in the bird books was a waterthrush.  It was feeding in short trees in a brushy area in a field that has been allowed to just go back to nature with a lot of golden rood, etc.  I didn't think the streaking on my bird was as defined as the streaking on either waterthrush should be.  THe only yellow I could find was maybe a little wash under the tail/rear area.  Are waterthrushes coming south now?  Thanks for any ideas.

Other birds seen/heard:
wh. br. nuthatch
bluejays
C. chickadees
yellowrump warblers
chipping sparrows
song sparrow
starlings
killdeer
red belly woodpeckers

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