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As the name suggests, these ground-nesting insectivores forage and breed almost strictly along streams, especially rapidly flowing ones. In Louisiana this habitat occurs mainly in the Pine Region. Besides insects, waterthrushes feed on mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish. They hide their nests in the roots of trees and below stream bank overhangs. This waterthrush is on the Audubon WatchList for Louisiana.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
male or female
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These reed-nesting insectivores do not nest in closed forests, yet they are among the most widespread breeding birds in Louisiana. They are very common in weedy fields, forest margins, and marshes. They are also one of the most frequent hosts of cowbirds.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
male (upper) and female (lower)
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These loosely colonial, shrub-nesting frugivores and insectivores breed in brushy fields and thickets throughout the state. Although frequent hosts of cowbirds, chats may be the most abundant open-country breeding birds in Louisiana.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
male (facial lores gray in female)