Just some more detail on Eric Miller's sighting of the Virginia's Warbler yesterday. At about 3:15 yesterday afternoon, Eric and I heard three soft chip notes low in the understory near a tangle of downed tree limbs at the spot Steve Walter describes below.
The chip notes sounded promising and we began to search the area. Eric saw the bird a minute or so later when it turned over a leaf on the forest floor. He got a good look of its upper body from approximately 25 feet away. As he related to me later, the bird has a gray back and a whitish breast with yellow spot on the upper breast. The most notable field mark is a bold eye ring. Unfortunately, I did not see the bird. My view may have been blocked by the understory plants and the bird was not moving. When Eric let down his bins to better describe where I should look, the bird disappeared. This morning, as of 9:30 when I left the park, the bird had not been re-found despite the efforts of a number of good birders. As Steve said in his post, this is a very difficult bird to find. Hopefully, it will present itself again, this time long enough for a photo to be obtained. Jeff Ritter Little Neck, Queens From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Walter Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 6:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE:[nysbirds-l] Virginia's Warbler Eric Miller (aka the boy who cried wolf) called late today to say that he re-found the Alley Pond Park Virginia's Warbler (aka needle in a haystack). I quickly went to join him and Jeff Ritter, only to get the predictable result. This is a tough bird. Today's sighting was a few hundred yards away. Enter the park at 76th Avenue and Cloverdale Blvd., this time going left. Wind around the stone wall on the left to a spot just past a stack of smaller tree limbs. Of course, by tomorrow it could be somewhere else. It's worth a look in the plantings along Cloverdale Blvd. (where you enter the park), as they did attract a Parula later on. Steve Walter ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail transmission contains confidential information that is the property of the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any retention, disclosure, reproduction or distribution of the contents of this e-mail transmission, or the taking of any action in reliance thereon or pursuant thereto, is strictly prohibited. No warranty is given by NYSIF that this e-mail is free of viruses, interception or interference. NYSIF disclaims liability for any unauthorized opinion, representation, statement, offer or contract made by the sender on behalf of NYSIF. NYSIF's delegation of authorities, setting out who may make representations or contract on behalf of NYSIF, is available by contacting NYSIF at [email protected]. Jurisdiction for all actions arising out of dealings with NYSIF shall lie only in a court of competent jurisdiction of the State of New York -- 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/ --
