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: 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/ --
