Marie Mullins and I spent 9 hours hiking out at the Back BayNWR today, enjoying
the company of lots of great birds. Mixed in among the seemingly always
presentCommon Yellowthroats, were Prothonotary Warblers, a Northern Parula,
aBlackpoll Warbler, and a single Yellow-rumped Warbler. Yellow-breasted Chats
were also seen, butthe real star of the day was an adult male Canada Warbler
off the WestDike! Our best views were obtained duringthe initial binoculared
sighting. Thebird allowed us extremely clean looks at its slate blue back and
crown. The bright yellow underside was interruptedby a bold, black, streaked
necklace. Wewere able to obtain a few absolutely horrid photos of the bird
dancing amongthe thick vegetation. We spent roughlytwenty minutes trying to
obtain a better chance at photos, with no luck. The Canada Warbler remained in
the same areathe entire time, responding back with perfect calls, but refused
to show itselfagain.
Walking along the west dike on the way to False Cape StatePark, there is a post
displaying a sign that the False Cape Visitor Center is1.6 miles away. The
bird was seen inthe brush directly southeast, diagonally across the path from
this sign.
Good Birds to All,
Ron Furnish
