Hi All, I wanted to provide a few details about where the Kirtland's Warbler was seen late in the day on Sunday, 1 June 2014. And, I wanted to thank Andy Guthrie for not only finding this bird, but also remaining at Hamlin Beach for nearly the entire day to help other birders (like myself) find the warbler.
The warbler was last seen at about 7:30 pm, on the guard rail(!) of the eastbound Lake Ontario Parkway where it crosses over the Hamlin Beach park access road: 43.35510, -77.946832 (Fortunately, this section of the parkway was closed, so there was no danger of the bird being hit by a car.) A bit earlier, at about 7 pm, we enjoyed nice looks of the bird in this cluster of trees: 43.354743, -77.946193 Earlier in the day, Andy heard and/or saw the warbler in the patch of woods to the west of the park entrance booth, roughly between these two sets of coordinates: 43.35986, -77.94560 43.35612, -77.94714 The entrance booth (where there was a $6 entrance fee on Sunday) is located here: 43.35864, -77.94519 To the best of my knowledge, there was about a five-hour period of time, between about 1:30 and 6:30 pm, when the warbler was not detected at all. When a group of us observed the bird late in the day, the bird was largely silent, but it did sing softly a few times (and, I believe, also sing loudly once or twice). I hope this information is helpful, and that more people can enjoy this wonderful bird on Monday. And thanks again to Andy for finding yet another first record for New York! Matt Medler Ithaca -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
