Last year I had an actively singing Mourning Warbler on Beam Hill in some messily cut woods across from where we used to live (138 Beam Hill), in the first forest patch on the left as you come up hill past the yard-to-yard houses. I have not checked it yet this year but it might be good.
Ken know this, but for others I will point out that Mourning Warblers like a closed canopy with dense underbrush. That kind of habitat is what you find in an area the first few years after a selective cut. The messier the better. Lots of brambles and downed logs, but still with standing trees. In my experience, except perhaps in a managed sugar bush, this kind of habitat is ephemeral in our area. It can last a few years, but usually only holds Mourning Warblers for a short period of time. Kevin From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raghuram Ramanujan Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:03 PM To: Kenneth Victor Rosenberg Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler territories? And likewise! I've been looking to photograph one for years now and haven't had much luck, so I would love any tips on where to find one. I'm also looking for Hooded Warblers if anyone has a lead. Thanks! Raghu On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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<tel:607-254-2412> 607-342-4594<tel:607-342-4594> (cell) [email protected]<mailto:[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: 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/ --
