[birders] Kentucky Warbler still at Petersburg SGA

[Allen T. Chartier]

Birders

Thanks to Roger Kuhlman for relocating this bird in Monroe County. I hit the 
road right away and got on-site around noon today (June 2) to find the bird 
still singing in the same general area. I did not hear any Ovenbirds but I'm 
sure they're in the area. I would suggest that anyone going for this bird 
brings water, sunscreen, insect repellent, and sturdy boots (the stubbly 
field is hard to walk on in tennis shoes). Following Roger's previously 
posted directions (copied below) I parked in the easternmost parking area on 
Lulu Road, which was on the south side, and could not find a way into the 
fields as there is a wide ditch along the north side of the road. Just about 
50 yards farther west is the first parking area on the NORTH side, where 
there is a wide mowed area going east, allowing access to the fields and 
woods.

Original directions posted by Roger on May 24:

Go to the easternmost pullout on Lulu Road from Summerfeld Road and park. 
There are three long parallel fields east from there that are north of Lulu 
Road. You want to take the westernmost of these fields as far north as you 
can go and then look for an opening north through the forest edge. If you 
keep walking in a northeastward direction you will come to a relatively open 
area that was brushogged more than a year ago but is starting to get quite 
bushy. Go the northern edge of this area and the forest and continue 
northward. If the bird is still in the area, at this point you should hear 
it singing which should help direct your searching. The location where I had 
the bird was in an extensive low area that probably had standing water in it 
not too long ago. In couple of places here there are good thickets and the 
bird spent a lot of time singing and hiding in them. If you go looking for 
the Kentucky, do not become distracted by the several singing Ovenbirds in 
the forest.  From a distance they can sound superficially like the Kentucky.


Allen T. Chartier
amazilia1 at comcast.net
Inkster, Michigan, USA
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Website: www.amazilia.net
HummerNet: www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet
Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food.
You may wonder how it weighs the food.
It doesn't. It just eats another hummingbird.
-- Steven Wright
=========================================

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roger Kuhlman
  To: birders at umich.edu
  Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 10:12 AM
  Subject: [birders] Kentucky Warbler still at Petersburg SGA


  The Kentucky Warbler is still at Petersburg SGA in western Monroe County. 
I heard the bird singing and saw it in flight in the northeast section of 
the state game lands Sunday Morning June 1. It was in the same general area 
where I had it more than a week ago May 24. It is very easy to hear this 
bird singing but very tough to see it. Other complications involved with 
this bird are that the forest where the bird is is filled with voracious 
mosquitoes and poison ivy is everywhere. Some of the ground dwelling poison 
ivy is three feet high.

  Another notable sighting on Sunday was a Redheaded Woodpecker in a tree 
along US-23 just north of Milan.

  Roger Kuhlman
  Ann Arbor, Michigan
  6/2/2008
  ---
  * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html
  * photo sharing site - 
http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html

  * To unsubscribe from birders at umich.edu send a blank message to
  lyris at listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject 
line. To
  resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name.