Several people asked me today about previous records of Grace's Warbler in the East. I couldn't think of any but did some searching this evening to see what, if anything turns up. Seems there is at least one substantiated record east of the Mississippi (just), a well-photographed bird at Montrose Point, Chicago (Cook Co.), Illinois in September 2003.
Photo here: http://www.illinoisbirds.org/photo_archives/graces_warbler.html There may also be records from Quebec and Newfoundland but I've not been able to track down the specifics. On the wrong side of the Mississippi River, there is also a May 2008 record from western Nebraska (Garden Co.). That's it! Anybody find any other E-o-t-M records? Hats of to Doug and Andrew for a really outstanding find and kudos to Seth and other for spreading the news via posts or phone calls. I can easily believe 150-200 people saw the bird today. It will interesting what other goodies the Southern Nassau CBC turns up and let's hope the warbler reappears tomorrow. Prompt posting of any news (positive or negative) will be helpful to other folks contemplating the drive from more distant parts. -- Angus Wilson New York City & The Springs, NY, USA http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
