[Mnbird] vocal Hooded Warbler, Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

linda whyte birds at moosewoods.us
Sun Jul 16 21:35:20 CDT 2017


It was a surprise to find a Hooded Warbler persisting in singing today; I
had not expected so much vocalizing late into the morning, this far into
nesting season. Having checked unsuccessfully the original preferred
location for the species, a triangular wooded area between trail markers
13, 14, and 15, I tried another section where the bird had been seen, the
trail directly across from the entrance to the horse-camp parking lot. The
bird was calling vigorously from the trail's west edge about half-way up
the hill into the woods. At one point there seemed to be an answering call
from the opposite side of the path; perhaps the singing was sparked by a
rival.
In any case, the original territory has been undergoing some restoration
and re-forestation. The human activity involved, and the newly opened
under-story, may have caused the bird(s) to move permanently further east.
It will be interesting to see which areas they prefer to claim in
subsequent years.

Linda Whyte
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