Birds Identified: Ovenbird

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Ovenbird has these characteristics:

• Walking, wading, running
  
• Hopping or climbing
  
• Smaller than robin
  
• Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
  
• Rust color present
  
• Yellow or orange
  
• Streaks (long spots)
  
• Head stripes or bands
  
• Crown patch
  
• North summer (June through August)
  
• South summer (June through August)
  
• Wood habitat
  
• Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
  
• On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
  
• Jerks tail or body (repeated dipping of body, or flipping or pumping of tail)
  
• Melodious song (pitch variable; smooth, sweet, or rich quality; pattern generally complex)
  

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