[NatureNS] Hermit Thrushes, Waverley

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:52:42 -0300
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We had a couple of hermit thrushes foraging around our yard and the 
adjoining woods here in Waverley this morning.

I observed an interesting behaviour: while standing in a spot, they 
would "shiver" noticeably for a few seconds. This may have been some 
sort of display, but there was no other interaction between them and it 
was a pretty subtle movement, so I'm inclined to rule that out. I 
suspect that it was a foraging technique, creating a little disturbance 
in order to flush invertebrates which might be sheltering under leaves.

Peter Payzant


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