This is interesting. First of all, where is your "usual spot"? I spent several hours atop both Star Stanton and Hammond Hills yesterday. My "usual spot" for mourning warblers is on Star Stanton Hill--go up Star Stanton Hill Rd. (labeled), up the rough, abandoned part to the crest. Over the crest 100 yds. and to the right is a road called "Truck Trail", which is, or is an extension of, Canaan Rd. The first part of the Trail is where I have found mourning warblers for years. Yesterday I heard, in the distance, what sounded like the song, but a little odd. So I tracked it down. It turned out to be a female PURPLE FINCH doing a quite passable mourning warbler imitation. Also heard a rapidly singing BLUE-HEADED VIREO, which made me think red-eyed.
I walked about on Mt. Pleasant (Town of Dryden, State of New York, U.S.A.) for some time this morning. Lots of SAVANNAH SPARROWS. No bobolinks, horned larks, meadowlarks, vesper sparrows. In despair, and only 50 yds. from my vehicle, I caught movement in a worked-up field at the corner of Mt. Pleasant and Mineah Rds. and watched 2 AMERICAN PIPITS foraging. The day was saved. Steve Fast Brooktondale -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alberto Lopez Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 8:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Mourning Warbler at Hammond Hill Chris Dalton, Nancy Chen, Nick Mason and I just found a singing Mourning Warbler in the usual spot at Hammond Hill. Other Warblers include: Nashville, Blackburnian, Ovenbird... A bit early again... Cheers, Alberto -- 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/ --
