[NatureNS] Hermit Thrush Foraging Technique

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:26:30 -0300
From: Peter Payzant <pce@accesswave.ca>
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I was watching a Hermit Thrush at our place in Waverley today, as it was 
foraging in a weedy meadow-ish area. I was amused to see it rapidly 
patting the ground with one foot, pause, and then move on a few inches 
and try again. Clearly it was hoping to disturb resting insects in the 
leaf litter.

This foot-patting technique is often seen in sandpipers, but I think 
that this is the first time that I have seen it in a passerine.

--- Peter Payzant





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<font size="-1"><font face="Arial">I was watching a Hermit Thrush at
our place in Waverley today, as it was foraging in a weedy meadow-ish
area. I was amused to see it rapidly patting the ground with one foot,
pause, and then move on a few inches and try again. Clearly it was
hoping to disturb resting insects in the leaf litter.<br>
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This foot-patting technique is often seen in sandpipers, but I think
that this is the first time that I have seen it in a passerine.<br>
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--- Peter Payzant<br>
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