An Early Record

I spotted a Northern Waterthrush fly up into a tree across the stream and called it out.  Judi didn’t see it at first but instructed me to get pictures of it.  I got a couple including this one.  Why was it so important to get a picture of it?  As Judi suspected this was the earliest date a Northern Waterthrush has been seen in Ottawa County.  A record – and the Documenting Shots proved it!