. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. WATER-THRUSH 281 Indies to Tobago and Trinidad, also to Swan Island and Island of Old Providence (Caribbean Sea); acci- dental in Greenland. Distribution in New England. — Maine: Common migrant; in eastern and northern Maine a less common summer resident. New Hampshire: Common migrant; less common summer resident in northern part, becoming local south of White Mountains. Vermont: Common migrant; less common local summer resident, nests sparingly in Canadian faunal region. Massachusetts: Common migrant; rare local summer resid
. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. WATER-THRUSH 281 Indies to Tobago and Trinidad, also to Swan Island and Island of Old Providence (Caribbean Sea); acci- dental in Greenland. Distribution in New England. — Maine: Common migrant; in eastern and northern Maine a less common summer resident. New Hampshire: Common migrant; less common summer resident in northern part, becoming local south of White Mountains. Vermont: Common migrant; less common local summer resident, nests sparingly in Canadian faunal region. Massachusetts: Common migrant; rare local summer resident, chiefly in northern and western parts. Rhode Island: Common migrant; very rare local summer resident. Connecticut: Common migrant; not known to breed. Season in Massachusetts. — (April 17, 25) May 2 to June 5 (summer); August 1 to October 16. Haunts and Habits. Though not really a thrush, the Water-Thrush is well named. It is a large wood warbler disguised as a thrush and exhibiting an extreme fondness for water. Like the Oven-bird it walks, and seems fond of walking on a log, but prefers to. Summer Distribution of the Water-Thrush IN Massachusetts. pass down a slanting log, the lower end of which enters the water. It is unlike the Oven-bird, however, in its almost continuous teetering of the body and wagging of the tail, which it seems to move up and down almost as unconsciously and regularly as it draws the breath of life; this action is accompanied by a springy motion of the legs. It is so fond of the water that it is never seen far from it, except when, in the exigencies of migration and in search of food, it may alight and feed for a time away from its beloved element. Thus, in the fall migration, it occasionally visits gardens, the trees and shrubbery about buildings, and groves at some distance from water. But in spring and summer it usually may be found along woodland brooks, in dark and shaded swamps and bogs, or along the low and swampy wooded shores of lakes
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