Lake County Prothonotary Warbler - brief visit

[stout]

Hi,

We were pleasantly surprised and thrilled to hear then have 
spectacular views of a male Prothonotary Warbler this morning on our 
property (N 43.54973, W 85.49088)on the Baldwin River a few miles 
northeast of the Village of Baldwin.   He was singing and foraging 
and preening in the trees over the river.  Unfortunately it seems to 
have been a brief visit (probably <1 hour) - we haven't heard from 
him since before noon.  If we see/hear him again and have any 
inclination that he would stay long enough to be a "chaseable" bird 
we will post again and give directions.

We had the same situation on 28 April with a Louisiana Waterthrush - 
except he never gave us a look before he moved up river and quit 
singing.  We have had brief visits like this several of the last 6 
springs here, but this was certainly our first Prothonotary Warbler 
for Lake County, let alone for our "yard list".

The other new arrivals this AM were one Ovenbird and one 
Yellow-throated Vireo.

Happy birding!
Bonnie and Janie Stout