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 ---- 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? ------------- ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]