The breeding birds really quiet down between 7/2 and 7/25. A good transition date around here seems to be 7/15. It gets tougher when you have to see them first. Yesterday, an immature, Blue-winged Warbler appeared outside my office window. 'Don't know where the nest was. They're wandering around. Those Magnolias could be practically anywhere. In a message dated 7/25/2013 9:48:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dtrippjr@comcast.net writes: Most of the warblers and "northern" breeders become very silent up this way....FYI Dave Tripp On Jul 25, 2013, at 9:33 PM, Tim Antanaitis wrote: > I missed an incredible number of species in CT during this spring migration because it was my busiest time > ever at work and every day I went out on a weekend the weather did not cooperate. So I decided to try > to track down a few of these FOY species in NW CT after checking a large number of reports from July > of this year, because I figured they are on territory by July. Mt. Riga Rd and Mt. Washington Rd in > Salisbury (my first visit) produced my FOY 1 Canada and 10 BT Blue Warblers (yes, I did not have BT > Blue for the year yet). I checked Colebrook: Durst Rd. (MDC West Branch Area), Litchfield County, > Connecticut, US -- the title from Dave Rosgen's 7/2 (7:15 pm) entry in which 10 Magnolia Warblers > were reported. I was there about the same time today (5 pm, cool, overcast), but I saw/heard none. > After crossing over the dam, I walked south on Hogback Rd (from Durst Rd) along the river all the way > to where Hogback meets with Riverton Rd. Then I retraced my steps all the way back to the dam. 2.8 > miles round trip on Hogback. I do know they are rare nesters in NW CT, but 0 for 10? > > Questions: How could I not have even seen/heard one Magnolia if there were 10 here on 7/2? Do they > not stick around after the nesting season like every other warbler does? Perhaps they were not on > territory on 7/2? Dave - was I in the right place or did you have a permit to walk in the No Public Entry > area on the other side (west) of the river? This is driving me crazy. Any answers anyone? > > Tim Antanaitis > Middletown > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org