I received a text this morning that birders had briefly relocated the Connecticut Warbler found yesterday by Denis Hrehowsik in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. An extensive search by many birders was ongoing throughout the morning without success. At roughly 1:20pm the bird was relocated between the upper and lower pools on the Ravine Path. Three fortunate birders remained and we enjoyed good albeit brief views of the bird as it initially flew up from a weedy section along the fence and then as it dropped into the leaf litter and began to walk deeper into the woods. A rejuvenated search with an additional 5 birders was again fruitless.
Aging this individual was not cut and dry as the bird seemed to exhibit field marks of both first fall birds and adults. There certainly appeared to be gray in the face and head yet the wash across the chest seemed more brownish. Given the difficulty in aging and sexing fall birds of this species in general, this one will stay at the sp level for now. Hopefully, one of the many talented photographers out there will spend some time looking for this bird. Cheers, Sean Sime Brooklyn, 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/ --
