I decided to chase the Connecticut warblers this morning as I opted not too
yesterday late day. I never hold out hope to find these guys after reports, but
I thought I would have nothing to lose as it might be birdie otherwise. Stuart
and I birded together after meeting on the drive there.
We searched pretty well after arriving at 8:30am with most of the warbler
activity around the final brushy area before entering the woods at the RR
tracks. Nashville, Tennessee, Common Yellowthroats and Yellow made up the
warbler species. It had to warm up a little to get things moving.
We went back to the second field where Benjamin and Jay had them last night. A
little phishing brought out Common Yellowthroats, White-throated Sparrows and
Catbirds in the NE corner. A warbler popped up very low in the brush, yellow
with gray hood, complete white eyering and to me looked relatively large. It
sat on a branch for a very short time then walked along the branch back into a
thicker area out of sight. Stuart wasn't able to get a good view and my
experience with this bird is nil so I can't be definitive, but my sense was a
CONNECTICUT WARBLER. I was not able to get it to reappear again. I would have
liked a little better view especially the undertail, but the warblers I see
never walk along branches except for Ovenbirds. He stayed very low like a COYE
not more than 2 feet up from the ground and I never heard any vocalizations.
Maybe that's all the look most people get here in the east of these skulkers.
It was exciting and disappointing at the same time.
Gary
On Sep 27, 2013, at 4:39 PM, Jay McGowan wrote:
At least one Connecticut still present in the same area, now at northern end of
same field.
On Sep 27, 2013 1:54 PM, Benjamin Freeman
bg...@cornell.edumailto:bg...@cornell.edu wrote:
Just got back from a nice walk at LP. Found a large flock of Nashville
Tennessee Warblers, plus a smattering of other migrants here and there. Best
were two extremely cooperative Connecticut Warblers along the trail near the
main trail/short trail down to Coleman Lake junction, a late Scarlet Tanager in
a chickadee flock, and a fearless Rusty Blackbird foraging in dry leaf litter
inside a forest patch, flicking leaves with its bill a la a Neotropical
leaftosser. Great day to be outside!
Full checklist here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15266768
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