Connecticut Warbler, Kent Co, 26 May

[Caleb Putnam]

Birders-

I found a Connecticut Warbler this morning, 26 May 2006, at Ken-O-Sha School 
along the Plaster Creek trail in Grand Rapids, Kent Co.  The bird was 
singing the chippy-chuppy-chippy-chuppy song between 0900 and 1100 hrs when 
I left, and was often visible walking underneath some thickets and perching 
quietly about 20 ft high in red maples.

>From the east, take I-96 to 28th Street and go west to Kalamazoo Ave, 
turning south (left) on Kalamazoo.  After 1/2 mile turn west (right) onto 
Ken-O-Sha Drive.  If coming from the west, take US-131 to 28th St and head 
east to Kalamazoo Ave.  Go south on Kalamazoo Ave, in 1/2 mile turn right 
onto Ken-O-Sha Dr.

Once at the west end of Ken-O-Sha, park at the school and walk west to the 
baseball diamond.  The bird is in the habitat immediately west of right 
field, and was often within 10-20 feet of the mowed grass.  It also sang a 
couple of times from nearer to home plate.  Note also that there are 3 
Screech-Owls perched in a conifer about 30 feet into the woods- if you enter 
the woods from a small trail in right field.

Good luck!

Caleb Putnam

Caleb G Putnam
Grand Rapids, MI
larus10 at hotmail.com