I was gassing up the weed trimmer and heard the thud sound behind me. This poor guy was on the ground, stunned and breathing heavily in the hot sun. Picking him up, I carried him to the shade of a small cherry tree (taking this picture first.)
It took a few minutes for him to recover but he flew away with a headache, I'm sure.
More info:
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/northern-waterthrush#
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Waterthrush/id
https://www.birdsofiowa.com/birds/62%20Parulidae/northern%20waterthrush/northern%20waterthrush.htm
With a diet of insects like mosquitoes we'd like to see more. Unfortunately, Iowa is just a migration route for them.
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