Goddamn Ovenbird Haha, no, it really is called an “ovenbird”. The ovenbird is widespread across much of the Mid-Atlantic US through northeastern British Columbia, and if you’re looking for one, your best bet is in deciduous forests, where the males will be busy trying to irritate the fuck out of everyone with their loud, relentlessly repetitive calls of “Tea-CHER, TEA-CHER, TEA-CHER, TEA-CHER!!”
They are well camouflaged, and look kind of like a very drab kinglet. Keep an eye out for them on the forest floor; you will recognize their stupid walk, which is like tiny neckless chickens.
Also, I don’t know why anyone would call this an “ovenbird” – weighing around 20 grams on average, they’re much too small to be worth eating.
















