[bcbirdclub] Re: Hot News/Late Post
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "David Raines \(ls\)" <rainbrk@xxxxxxxxxx>, "BCBC Listserve" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 22:35:45 -0400
Excellent find David. In our BCBC database we have 4 records of Blackburnians
in the immediate area in July, but none during the month of June. The July
birds were probably post nesting dispersal birds that had finished nesting and
had left their nesting sites on nearby mountains to drop down into the valleys
to forage for food. To find an active nest in the park would be fantastic
considering that these birds are high elevation nesters.
After reading your post I did a little research and found that they prefer to
nest high in conifers, especially in hemlocks, sometimes as high as high as 80
feet, so the best bet to find a nest would probably be in those large hemlocks
in the park. I hope you find one.
Congratulations,
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
----- Original Message -----
From: David and Susan Raines
To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 8:42 PM
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Hot News/Late Post
While Dad & I were walking in the park yesterday evening, an unusual warbler
song was heard coming from the high branches of a Tulip Poplar. I staked it out
& was able to catch glimpses of a beautiful male Blackburnian Warbler. This
bird was singing(as Sibley describes) his alternate song. This is a first ever
breeding season sighting of this species for this birder in the Breaks.
Hopefully we will find further evidence of nesting. I'm leading a bird walk
Thursday morning @ 8:00 from the Visitor's Center. Will keep you posted.
DaveR/Breaks,VA
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