waterthrush
noun
wa·ter·thrush
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌthrəsh 
ˈwä-
: either of two North American warblers (Seiurus noveboracensis and S. motacilla of the family Parulidae) found near fresh water (such as a stream)
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Songbirds that should be migrating south soon include the Northern waterthrush and yellow warbler.
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BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2019
There was also a buff-breasted sandpiper, a cliff swallow, a blue-gray gnatcatcher, and a Northern waterthrush.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2019
Louisiana waterthrushes have arrived in some breeding areas already.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 29 Mar. 2018
BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2019
There was also a buff-breasted sandpiper, a cliff swallow, a blue-gray gnatcatcher, and a Northern waterthrush.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2019
Louisiana waterthrushes have arrived in some breeding areas already.
—Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 29 Mar. 2018
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“Waterthrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waterthrush. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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