[mou] Kentucky Warbler, Scott Co.

[Bruce Fall]

This morning (Fri., 16 May, 07:30) I heard and then saw a male  
Kentucky Warbler at Murphy-Hanrehan Park, Scott Co. He sang  
sporadically over a 30-min period (including while foraging on the  
forest floor), and appeared to be patrolling the periphery of a  
breeding territory. The location is W of the E boundary horse trail,  
between trail markers 17 and 16. From marker 16 follow the horse  
trail E about 200 yds to the old wooden fence and "no horses" sign;  
continue SE on the main trail another 150 yards. The territory is W  
of the main trail 50-100 yds, and SE of a small (2-acre) woodland  
pond. KEWA have been found virtually annually at M-H park in spring  
and summer over the past decade and almost certainly breed there (but  
still undocumented). When searching for this bird please don't use  
tapes and remember that KEWA nest on the ground and can easily be  
disturbed.

Warblers in the park were generally dispersed and encountered as  
singles or a few individuals, not flocks. Still, I found 22 species  
and 285 individuals during the morning, of which Nashville (58),  
Tennessee (53), and American Redstart (44) were the most numerous;  
six Hooded Warbler males were singing on territory. Other than Yellow- 
throated Vireo (17), vireos of other species were non-existent.


Bruce A. Fall,
Minneapolis
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