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["WILLIAM and THERESE Leigh" <leightern@xxxxxxx>]

Kurt, 

I think it is Crow eating time for me. I went back to the site where I heard
the Prairee warbler a few days ago and immediately heard a field sparrow.
...so now I am full of doubts.... I told you I was rusty. The beginning
notes were not heard on the first occasion which is what clued me into this
morning...... also the sound quality seemed more like a Prairee the first
time but still I am now only about 70% certain it was a Prairee and that is
not  a basis for a record. So I will eat Crow and the record books will have
to wait for a Prairee dessert. 

Apologies! 

William 

 


William Leigh 
Bridgewater VA 
leightern@xxxxxxx>From: "Kurt Gaskill" <KurtCapt87@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To:
"'WILLIAM and THERESE Leigh'" <leightern@xxxxxxx> >Subject: RE: [va-bird]
Re:Prairee Warbler >Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:04:18 -0500 >>William, >>>>I
probably bought it at a bird store like One Good Tern years ago. I don't
>know if it is printed anymore. VSO website may have it???? They are
>supposedly working on a updated issue. >>>>Kurt >>>>-----Original
Message----- >From: WILLIAM and THERESE Leigh [mailto:leightern@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:28 PM >To: KurtCapt87@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [va-bird] Re: Prairee Warbler >>>>Kurt, >>sounds good! where
doyou get a blue book. I have a yellow book for MD but >didn't realize VA
hadone. If I get a chance I will do a search for the bird >again. The area
isone that would support prairee W temp wetland, grassy >areas mixed in with
brushy areas along the North River which is pretty wide >at this point above
dam. Neat area. I also saw nesting Red-tails at the same >locale. Should be
great for Warblers in a four weeks...... >>William >>>>>>William Leigh
>Bridgewater VA >leightern@xxxxxxx >>>From: "Kurt Gaskill"
<KurtCapt87@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: "'WILLIAM and THERESE >Leigh'"
<leightern@xxxxxxx> >Subject: RE: [va-bird] Re: Prairee Warbler >>Date: Thu,
31 Mar 2005 20:21:49 -0500 >>Thanks for writing William! >>>>>The old Blue
Book lists 20 April for Prairie in Mts, not much better >coastal >at 15
April. Undoubtedly there area few earlier dates by a week. >The end >of
Marchwould be exceptional. I will probably note it, but >indicate that >such
an early record should be supported by sight. This way, >it does into >the
books. >>>>Kurt >>>>-----Original Message----- >>From: WILLIAM and THERESE
Leigh [mailto:leightern@xxxxxxx] >Sent: Thursday, >March 31, 2005 1:07 PM
>To: KurtCapt87@xxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: RE: [va-bird] >Re: Prairee Warbler
>>>>Kurt, >>You are on my good side and my apologies >for any misperceptions
that I might >have broadcasted unknowningly in the >past. Also my internet
address has >changed 3 times in the last year... so >that could account for
some mix ups. >>Am I 100% certain????? ..... welll I >didn't see the bird
andI didn't have >binoculars on me.... and my ID was >based on song ID.
Pretty easy song to >id.... and the bird was a very >persistent singer and
did not sing any other >tunes ... so that rules out >Mockingbird for me. If
Iwere on a bird count I >would have put it down. >Still it is very early for
Prairee Warbler or any >Warbler except L >Waterthrush, Palm, Yellow-thr and
Yellow rumped and >Pine.....which is why I >put "very surprised". I have not
been birding as >much as I used to. I >didn't get to a hawk site but once
last fall and that >was for only 20 >minutes sooooo I am getting rusty.
StillPrairee song is >pretty unique..... >I would say all things considered
Iam 90-98% sure. I >could go back and do >a search again. Perhaps this bird
was not just >migrating through. What is >the early date on Prairees? >>I
gotout today and checked Lake Shen for >Eared Grebe and came up empty on
>that account. >>Loon and Horned Grebe >were present. >>Take care, >>William
Leigh >Bridgewater VA >>leightern@xxxxxxx >>>From: "Kurt Gaskill"
<KurtCapt87@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: ><leightern@xxxxxxx> >>Subject: RE: [va-bird]
Re: Prairee Warbler >Date: >Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:54:31 >-0500 >>William,
>>MayI ask if you are 100% on >that ID? A bit early for >Prairie Warbler but
>not impossible. Your input >would be valuable for the >Virginia Birds
>Journal. I know you have not >replied to me in the past, but >I am hoping
to>get on your good side! >Please tell me what I can do. Thanks! >>>Kurt
>>-----Original >Message----- >From: va-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:va-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >Behalf Of WILLIAM and THERESE
>>Leigh >Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:45 PM >To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [va-bird] Re: Prairee Warbler >>>All, >>Surprised to hear a
>>Prairee warbler at Wildwood Park here in Bridgewater. >>>>William Leigh
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