Thanks to everyone who shared their Mourning Warbler info on here. I decided to track down Jay McGowan and Scott Haber's lead at Hammond Hill late on Friday afternoon and found the bird exactly where they had seen it.
If you are interested in getting a good look at this species (and great photos), I highly recommend spending some time with this individual. Not only does he forage conspicuously within ~20ft of the trail and sing from nice exposed perches, he also appears to play up for the camera -- every burst of shutter clicks from me seemed to draw him in closer, eager to investigate the curious clicking noises. Without further ado, here's a pic: http://rramanujan.smugmug.com/Birds/Warblers/7409177_RR2mBk#!i=1859975726&k=qmdrWrn Raghu On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Scott Haber <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd second Jay's recommendation of Hammond Hill. Jessie Barry and I (and > some visitors from California) saw the same male quite easily over the > weekend, and he spent most of his time singing out in the open, remaining > on the same branch for minutes at a time. > > -Scott > > > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Mark - but since it will only be May 16, I think we should try the >> high country. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 15, 2012, at 10:19 PM, "Mark Chao" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hi Ken and everyone, >> > >> > If the sporting/listing aspect of birding is the goal, rather than >> > witnessing actual breeding behavior, then I might suggest trying the >> Wilson >> > Trail North in Sapsucker Woods between 7 and 8 AM on May 17. Three of >> the >> > past four years, I've found one right there at that very time. Last >> year I >> > also found a second Mourning Warbler on May 17 on the Dryden side. >> > >> > Seeing Mourning Warblers in Sapsucker Woods may be a little harder than >> > seeing them on territories on Beam Hill and in our nearby state >> forests, but >> > I'm not sure to what extent. With patience, I had excellent views of >> two of >> > the four Mourning Warblers in Sapsucker Woods, as well as a frustrating >> > glimpse of a third. One remained out of my sight. >> > >> > Mark Chao >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kenneth >> > Victor Rosenberg >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 6:27 PM >> > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L >> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler territories? >> > >> > Enough about ticks and rashes! >> > >> > Does anyone know the locality of any easily accessible Mourning Warbler >> > territories in the Hammond Hill/Yellow Barn SF areas? There used to be >> an >> > easy one at the power line cut at the top of Tehan Rd. and another >> along the >> > south stretch of Yellow Barn Rd. I know they've been found at Hammond >> Hill >> > this spring, but not sure exactly where. >> > >> > We have a group visiting from outside the region and this is one of >> their >> > most wanted target species. >> > >> > thanks! >> > >> > KEN >> > >> > >> > Ken Rosenberg >> > Conservation Science Program >> > Cornell Lab of Ornithology >> > 607-254-2412 >> > 607-342-4594 (cell) >> > [email protected] >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > 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/[email protected]/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/ >> > >> > -- >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > 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/[email protected]/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/ >> > >> > -- >> >> -- >> >> 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/[email protected]/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/ >> >> -- >> >> > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/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/[email protected]/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/ --
