Re: RFI: Swainson's Warbler
Jlstasz (Jlstasz@aol.com)
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 08:18:09 EST
Hi Folks!
Swainson's Warbler should be arriving in mid-to-late April....listen to the
Voice of the Naturalist. You don't have to rush, because they can be quite
vocal into early June.
I would recommend Jericho Ditch in the Dismal Swamp NWR. From Washington
Street (Rt.337) on the eastern end of Suffolk, head south on Rt.642. According
to my map, it is only a mile or less on the east side of the road. Drive all
the way into the parking area and start listening......you will have passed
some Swainson's as you drove in.
Hearing and seeing are quite different things....read Brooke Meanley's "The
Natural History of the Swainson's Warbler" , 1971. US Dept. of the Interior,
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, #69 of the North American Fauna
Series. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center should have it, it is on the book
shelf at Irish Grove, and I have a copy.
Good Birding!
Jim
Jim Stasz
North Beach MD
jlstasz@aol.com