Still singing incessantly at 10:10am. Very difficult to track down and
requires stealthy bushwhacking.
Hugh
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Scott Loss <scottrloss...> wrote:
> This morning, there was a KENTUCKY WARBLER (rare for DC) singing loudly
> and repeatedly east downhill from The Ridge at Rock Creek Park. The short
> story is that I eventually saw the bird for 45 glorious seconds as it fed
> out over Ross Rd. just east of Picnic Area 20.
>
> The longer story: Biking between the equitation field and maintenance yard
> this morning around 7:45 am, I stopped at The Ridge and immediately heard
> an "off" Ovenbird-like call coming from the woods to the east. Because I
> have been hoping extra-hard for a Kentucky Warbler in DC, I flagged down
> Mardi Hastings and we unsuccessfully attempted to bushwhack after the bird
> to confirm its ID (I've already been tricked by Carolina Wren and Common
> Yellowthroat this year, the former of which was also singing in the area,
> along with an Ovenbird and Cardinal, which can also sound similar to
> Kentucky). Later, I told Wallace about the song, but noted that I wasn't
> confident enough to add it to the morning's list because I hadn't heard a
> Kentucky song in a few years.
>
> On my way back downhill, I stopped again at The Ridge at 8:55 and the bird
> was heard singing again, almost immediately, just into the woods east of
> the road. Again, I bushwhacked after it, and it slowly moved away from me
> to the east. I ended up searching for 25 minutes, as it stopped singing for
> long periods, but eventually it sang again near Picnic Area 20 and I was
> able to see it over the road about 25 feet up for visual confirmation!
>
> As I left The Ridge at 9:20, I could still hear it singing, and it sounded
> like it had moved back to its original position much closer to Ridge Rd.
>
> On a final note, I thought I heard a Kentucky-like song yesterday morning
> just downhill from the equitation field along the road, but I wrote it off
> without searching for it. So perhaps the same bird, and hopefully it bird
> stays in the general area for a couple days.
>
> Scott Loss
> Washington DC
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