With thanks to Joan Caffrey, Mary Brogan, RuthAnn Adamo, Eric Salzman and Annie McIntyre, for helping me see and hear this much sought after species.
On Thursday, after having a delightful lunch on the veranda of the mansion at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum S.P. in Great River, along with Joan & Mary (our two house-guests), and my wife, who initially suggested this magnificent setting, I took leave of them as they strolled along the Connetquot River, to try for the above warbler. The 2 parks are ~ 5 minutes (max) apart "as the crow flies", but at least a 15 minute drive, due to the "great divide" created by both the Montauk and Sunrise Highways. Following up on Eric's sighting of 6/19, and with the huge help of Annie, who pointed out the yellow-throated's song, as we traveled the bird's established foraging route, I finally got to hear this species' vocalization - this, coming after seeing this species on 6 previous instances - with the first being on 10/9/86, on Contoy Island, off of Cancun, Mexico. I also saw & heard an E.Wood Peewee, and believe I heard a Yellow-throated Vireo, in the same area as the warbler (from the road, behind the parking area for horses/trailers). As a Red-eyed Vireo sang it's 2 part song, it was, alternatively, answered or voiced over, by a raspier "red-eyed song"...a sort of "dueling pianos" experience ! Cheers, Bob -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
