Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 22:43:52 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Michael O'Brien Subject: Re: waterthrush Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Jerry, In the Peterson warbler guide, Dunn and Garrett indicate that there are no known reports of hybridization between the waterthrushes. Although the colors of each species may vary somewhat and, as you point out, the eyestripe of a Norther can sometimes appear white, behavioral and structural differences make these birds consistently distinct from one another. Best wishes, Michael O'Brien West Cape May, NJ ---------- >From: Gerald & Laura Tarbell >To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM >Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] waterthrush >Date: Tue, Dec 17, 2002, 8:46 AM > >A curiosity question for the experts among us: do the two waterthrush >species ever hybridize? I know that some references mention that the >northern can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from the Louisiana >because it can have the white eyestripe, etc. Could this characteristic >be due to hybridization or just color morphs? The sources I have do >not mention hybrids. The ranges of the two species do overlap, although >their habitat requirements seem to differ. One likes running streams >while the other prefers swamps. Just curious if they have ever been >caught trying to make something like a "Brewster's Waterthrush" or if >they totally leave each other alone because of the habitat thing. > Answers can be made either on line to enlighten the other average >birders, or to me off line at birdersforever@erols,com > Jerry Tarbell > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================