It seems like Marcy and I are taking heat for what we heard. I admit that
we did not see the Cerulean, but we heard what we heard, and we compared the
sound to the sound of the National Geographic software that we had with us.
There were no other birders there at the time. Listening to the recordings
referenced below does not change my mind.
This was also a spot where the Cerulean had been verified in the past.
We reported what we heard, to the best of our ability. I didn't have the
photographic proof, sorry.
Regards,
Dave Brenneman
Fort Washington, MD
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Subject: Re: Cerulean Warbler on canal towpath
Dave, go to this page and listen to the Cerulean vs Northern Parula:
<http://www.billhubick.com/others/va_egret.html)>
http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/535/overview/Cerulean_Warbler.aspx
I'm thinking what we heard could NOT have been a parula as suggested by Paul
Woodward. I think it is looking good for Cerulean. Hopefully, these
gentlemen will make their way down the towpath and hear for themselves.
Marcy
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Subject: Cerulean Warbler on canal towpath
Hello Paul / Mike / Jim,
Question: Was the Cerulean Warbler you heard on the canal towpath (you
mention a > "trail") about 1/2 mile downstream of Sycamore Landing?
Answer: Yes. (We were following directions Dave had received at sometime in
the past from Mike.)
It would be great if one of you were in the vicinity and could hear the
song. I heard various Northern Parulas that day, but none sounded like the
warbler we heard on the canal towpath.
Marcy
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Woodward <>
To: Marcy Stutzman <>; Michael Bowen
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Cc: Jim Green <>
Sent: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:34 pm
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Hughes Hollow: Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Unlikely this was a Cerulean Warbler. I haven't found any here since 2006.
Mostly likely a Northern Parula singing its cerulean song which is a very
good match for a cerulean. Without a sighting I wouldn't accept this record.
Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Bowen" <>
To: "Marcy Stutzman" <>
Cc: "Paul Woodward" <>; "Jim Green"
<>
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Hughes Hollow: Yellow-crowned Night Heron
> Marcy:
>
> Was the Cerulean Warbler you heard on the canal towpath (you mention a >
"trail") about 1/2 mile downstream of Sycamore Landing?
>
> A pair used to nest there but we never heard or saw one last year, so this
> is an encouraging "sighting." I haven't heard of one this year, either, >
but perhaps one was seen or heard during the migration period.
>
> There were only three pairs confirmed breeding in Montgomery during the >
whole Atlas period.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mike Bowen
> Montgomery Bird Club
>
>
> At 05:48 PM 6/21/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>>Dave Brenneman and I started the day on Club Hollow Road listening to and
>>watching the Henslow's Sparrow. Dave arrived around 6:30am and had already
>>taken a picture when I arrived around 7am. From about 7:40-8:20am it was
>>singing and showing almost continuously. (I didn't get the man's name who
>>spotted and respotted the sparrow as it moved around - but thanks!)
>>
>>Dave and I then headed for Sycamore Landing Road for his target Cerulean
>>Warbler. About 1/2 mile south on the trail, we heard one from three
>>different
>>locations, but never saw it.
>>
>>SNIP . . . .
>>
>>Marcy Stutzman
>>Russett, MD
>>
>
> D.H. Michael Bowen
> 8609 Ewing Drive
> Bethesda, MD 20817
> Telephone: (301) 530-5764
> e-mail: dhmbowenATyahooDOTcom
>
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