I had great, prolonged looks at the singing Kentucky Warbler in the Parrott’s Bay C.A. west of Kingston this morning, Monday May 26. It does seem very territorial, chasing away other small birds from the area. It was moving around a bit, but stayed about 5 metres up in the deciduous trees close to the trail, as already described.
As I was walking back I heard a Worm-eating Warbler singing close to the south side of the trail, only 10-15 metres west of the Kentucky. It then sang from the north side of the trail though I didn’t see it cross over, then proceeded to sing almost continuously from within the underbrush close to the trail for several minutes, a foot or two off the ground, moving slowly eastward towards me. The song was very loud and distinctive with that rising and falling cadence you don’t always get to hear. As it neared me I must have moved too abruptly because the next song came from farther into the woods and then it was gone. I never did see it. Worth listening/looking for while enjoying the Kentucky. I had never been to Parrott’s Bay before and was impressed by the lovely woods and tremendous amount and diversity of birdsong even as late as 9.30-10.30am. Directions – thanks to Bruce Ripley: From the 401 take County Rd. 6 (Exit 599) south to the end. Turn right (west) and drive 2km until you see Parrott’s Bay C.A. on the north side. Walk the trail about 50m until you see a trail heading off to the right (east). Take this trail about another 50 m and you should hear the bird singing. (I never got to the viewing platform). Coming from west of Kingston, you could leave the 401 at Exit 593 and go south to Millhaven, then turn east for about 5km to the C.A. – this could save you some of the roadwork delays on the eastbound 401 in this area. Margaret Bain Cobourg [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
