[bristol-birds] Re: Kirtland's Warbler
- From: "TH Cumbie" <thcumbie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 11:22:19 -0400
Greetings,
I am not sure of the date of this particular Carolina Bird Club state
meeting, at least three or four years ago, but seemingly, a Kirtlands was
heard, seen and identified just off the Blue Ridge Parkway by the some of
the members. This was somewhere near the Boone, NC area, I believe. Much
to my chagrin and to the teasing of some of the birders from Georgia who did
attend, I was not at the meeting for I was in Georgia.
So if this is a flyway, a Kirtlands might be seen in this vicinity again?
Tess Cumbie
Mitchell County, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Peake <rpeake1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 10:57 AM
Subject: [bristol-birds] Kirtland's Warbler
>
> Dear Bristol Bird Club Network Birders,
> I did not realize that I was going to stir up so much controversy,
> although I expected to stir up some interest. I'll try to take up some of
> the issues raised.
> 1. I did not hear or see a Kirtland's Warbler this morning. After an
> hour of searching I did play a tape again, but as usual there was no
> response. I have never experienced a Kirtland's answering a tape, even
its
> own. The first one I found was in conditions such as James Brooks has
> described, right after a thunderstorm, and it was actively feeding and in
> the open. Little did I realize then how lucky I was. I call Wallace
Coffey
> and other area birders, some of whom came the next day. We searched to no
> avail. The next day I tried again and managed to record the bird's song.
> When I played the tape back, the bird shut up and I never found it again.
> The taped call was submitted to the VSO records committee and became the
> first accepted spring record of the species in Virginia. I have found the
> species in the same general area in subsequent years (always identifying
it
> first by song) but have never had one respond to a taped call.
> 2. I respect Marion Finucane's concerns. I birded with her father and
> consider his concerns about playing taped calls very seriously. I vividly
> remember the effect of unwise taping on Mt. Rogers. Some birders who
shall
> remain nameless taped Yellow-bellied Flycatchers incessantly despite the
> remonstrances of me and Phil Shelton. Apparently they drove the species
off
> the summit. We have had difficulty finding this species again, although we
> have had some success recently.
> Generally speaking, then, I don't approve of playing taped calls to
nesting
> birds.
> 3. I believe that we in our area are right in the migration path of the
> Kirtland's Warbler.
> I found one in Athens, Georgia, one spring; and when I was at Clemson,
> Gaston Gage, a very good birder, told me of seeing the species several
times
> in fall migration. I believe one was seen in the fall in Grundy this past
> year (am I correct?). Everyone in our area should be on the lookout for
> this species during both spring and fall.
> Dick Peake
>
>
>
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