Parkesia noveboracensis
Order Passeriformes
Family Parulidae
Adult.— Upper parts dark brown; line over the eye whitish, buffy in a strong light; under parts buffy; everywhere spotted with black.
Nest, on or near the ground.
Eggs, white, spotted with reddish-brown.
The [Northern] Water-thrush is a common migrant through southern and central New York and New England during May, and again in August and September. It breeds locally in Worcester County, Mass., and near Dublin, N. H., and commonly in northern New England and New York, frequenting the swampy edges of lakes, swampy woods, or the pools in mountain streams. In migration it may be found in any low, wet ground, under trees or bushes, picking its way along the edges of the water, constantly wagging its tail. Its song is loud and clear and may be represented by the syllables tuit twit tuit twee twee twee oo, very staccato, and the last notes going down the scale. The call-note is a clear, metallic chip.
Hoffmann – A Guide to the Birds of New England and Eastern New York (1904)