The West Danby Worm-eating Warblers do sing from within the canopy on their nesting territories, especially around 9:00 AM when the sun first breaks over the pinnacles to light the treetops. But the steep exposed habitat is very harsh and the trees seem stunted: mostly they top-out at 25 - 30 feet.
-Geo On May 6, 2015, at 12:22 PM, "Chris R. Pelkie" <chris.pel...@cornell.edu> wrote: > This was an interesting exchange: I wondered if WEWA foraged and sang from > very high perches, since I think of them as low bush skulkers. > But I have much to learn about such things and no guarantee all of a species > do the same thing anyway. > > ChrisP > > On May 6, 2015, at 12:01, Brad Walker <edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Jay and Gary! One uncommon bird was mistaken for another. I'll update >> my list later. >> >> Brad >> >> >> On Wed, May 6, 2015, 11:58 Jay McGowan <jw...@cornell.edu> wrote: >>> Gary and I just refound Brad's warbler in the same spot, above the egg >>> cairn on the east side. However, it turned out to be not a Worm-eating but >>> an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, understandably confusing as it foraged high over >>> the trail in the crowns of the trees, only occasionally giving its metallic >>> trill. >>> >>> On May 6, 2015 8:08 AM, "Brad Walker" <edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Singing softly and foraging on Hoyt pileated trail in the canopy above the >>>> egg cairn. >>>> >>>> Brad >>>> >>> >>>> -- >>> >>>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>>> Welcome and Basics >>>> Rules and Information >>>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>>> Archives: >>>> The Mail Archive >>>> Surfbirds >>>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>>> -- >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
