While walking through the mysterious Foggy Swamp, Aang, Katara, and Sokka stopped to make camp. As Sokka tried to convince the group that it was just a normal swamp, a nearby screech from this bird frightened them, and they huddled together to quell each other's fear. Later, when Team Avatar was having dinner, another screeching bird landed nearby and, after letting out its awful scream, was swatted away by a tree root.