[TN-Bird] MacGillivray's - Photos & Detailed Directions
- From: "Chris Sloan" <chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 18:03:21 -0600
Before I post the photos, let me first commend Jan Shaw, not only for
finding and correctly identifying this bird, but for posting about it
even when she was still unsure of the identification. Where a rarity is
"possible" or "probable," I would strongly encourage all of you to post
it, state what you saw, state your level of uncertainty, and then let
other birders decide for themselves whether to make an effort to refind
it. This is far preferable to the all-too-often heard "we had a Spotted
Goobledybob yesterday, but didn't "confirm" it until today, and now it's
gone. Sorry. Enjoy the photos."
I have posted four photos of the male MacGillivray's Warbler discovered
at Radnor Lake State Natural Area. These are screen captures from a
digital video camera, so they are not great, but still enough to id the
bird:
http://home.comcast.net/~chris.sloan/macgillivray1.bmp
http://home.comcast.net/~chris.sloan/macgillivray2.bmp
http://home.comcast.net/~chris.sloan/macgillivray3.bmp
http://home.comcast.net/~chris.sloan/macgillivray4.bmp
At some later date, I hope to pull some screen captures from Jan Shaw's
analog video tape, and the quality will be much better.
Directions to Radnor Lake State Natural Area:
Take I-65 to Exit 78 (Harding Place). This is the easiest route (if not
always the fastest) coming in from any direction, and this exit is south
of the intersections with all of the other interstates. Go west on
Harding Place (I believe this is the B exit, but it may be different
coming from the south). Proceed a little over 2 miles on Harding Place
(which becomes Battery Lane) to a stoplight intersection with Granny
White Pike. Turn left on Granny White, and proceed another 1.75 miles
to where Otter Creek Road crosses Granny White Pike (there is no stop
sign or light on Granny White). If you pass Granny White Market you
have just passed it. Turn left onto Otter Creek Road, and almost
immediately you will come to the west parking lot for Radnor Lake.
For the remainder of the directions, you may wish to consult the map of
Radnor Lake posted at:
http://www.tnbirds.org/birdfinding/RadnorLake.htm
The old visitor's center is the building shown on the map as being right
on the shore of lake proper. This is the only building at the park that
is right on the lake. From the parking lot, the most direct route to
the old visitor's center (which is now a ranger's residence) is to take
the Spillway Trail (which is the trail that leaves from the permit
paystation area). You will hike about .25 miles and then cross over the
dam itself to get to the old visitor's center.
The warbler has been seen along the split rail fence along the south
side of the dam area, down to the point (which has a nice bench), and
south along the lake to the beginning of the concrete retaining wall.
In all cases, it was inhabitating the brushy areas, and rarely climbed
above eye level. This bird appears to have a regular feeding loop that
takes it all around and behind the old visitor's center; this means that
it may "vanish" for fairly long periods of time. In other words, even
if it is still present, it may take a bit of patience to find it.
Listen closely for its distinctive chip note. To my ear, it really
stood out as being "not normal" the first time I heard it, although I
did not initially associate it with this bird. The chip note is fairly
loud and sharp, with a slight metallic quality. Compared to a Myrtle,
the pitch was also noticeably higher.
This is a first for Tennessee. Good luck!
Chris Sloan
Nashville, TN=20
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