The Ovenbird is a ground-walking warbler named for its domed, oven-shaped nest built on the forest floor, with a side entrance like an old Dutch oven. It walks with a deliberate, jerky head-bobbing gait through leaf litter, searching for invertebrates. Its emphatic, loud 'teacher-teacher-teacher' song accelerates in volume and is one of the defining sounds of eastern deciduous forests.
Habitat
Mature deciduous and mixed forests with leaf-litter floor
Diet
Earthworms, insects, snails, and forest floor invertebrates
How common
Common
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