If you go be patient.
 George

Folks, George's comment here reminded me that while I was up home, my mother
gets Birders World and I read a recent article on how to get Oporornis
Warblers. For the non-Latin speakers, that is Mourning, Connecticut,
MacGillivray's and Kentucky. I didn't realize the last one was in this group
until I read the article. All of these warblers are skulkers that tend to
hide in the bushes a lot. They are heard more often than seen.
    In locating the birds, the article stressed habitat and looking for
"indicator species" - fellow travelers that are likely to be in the same
area as these birds.
    In actually seeing the birds it stressed patience. In essence it said
that most birders want to walk too much. Walking, upright birders are too
easy to spot. Sit. Wait. Be quiet and you will be amazed at how often birds
can forget you are there and show themselves.
On one of my early morning walks up there in NW PA, I spotted somebody's
deer stand and decided to borrow it for a while. Before I knew it at least 3
species of warblers were kicking around me. My best look was at a
Chestnut-sided. There were none of the target group in the area, but sitting
in a deer stand can be productive in that it gives you a higher vantage
point.
    Just thought I would share this with some of you who, like me, can get
frustrated by never getting to see some species. We also did some sitting on
benches at Crane Creek and were rewarded several times - Prothonotary
warbler was very cooperative as we sat. If you see a bench, use it.

Jerry Tarbell
Sitting in Carroll County as I write