On 4 June I found a singing male Kirtland's Warbler in a young red pine plantation on Fort Drum in Jefferson County, and it remained on territory at this location for about two weeks. Unfortunately, it was in a restricted area where there was no chance of public access, so I did not post it earlier to avoid tempting anybody from trying to find it and risk arrest or putting themselves in an unsafe situation. I am posting it now because it appears to have moved on, or at least I haven't been able to find it the past couple of days, and earlier in the week it started moving well outside the red pine plantation where it had previously spent all of its time, suggesting to me it was getting ready to try its luck at attracting a female elsewhere. It is entirely possible that this Kirtland's Warbler is still somewhere in the region, and it might be worthwhile for people to check on young pine stands or plantations elsewhere in northern New York or adjacent Ontario, especially in sandy areas. I would have liked for others to have seen this bird, but there really was zero chance for legal public access to this portion of Fort Drum.
Jeff Bolsinger Canton, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
