Subject: Fwd: AlaskaBirds-L digest, Vol 1 #35 - 1 msg
Date: Aug 30 00:07:22 2002
From: Michael Dossett - phainopepla at yahoo.com


Hi Tweets,

I'm forwarding this to you because I thought some of
you might be interested in hearing about the first
North American record of Willow Warbler just found in
Alaska.

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
Phainopepla at yahoo.com


--- "Scott G. Downes" <downess at cwu.EDU> wrote:
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 19:34:30 -0700
> From: "Scott G. Downes" <downess at cwu.EDU>
> Subject: Fwd: AlaskaBirds-L digest, Vol 1 #35 - 1
> msg
> To: birdking88 at AOL.com, rtshaw80 at hotmail.com,
> phainopepla at YAHOO.com
>
> First North American Record of Willow Warbler.
>
> Scott

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> 1. Willow Warbler on St. Lawrence Island
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> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 19:06:37 -0400
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> Subject: [alaskabirds-l] Willow Warbler on St.
> Lawrence Island
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> Region: Pacific Coast
>
> Species: Willow Warbler-apparently (Phylloscopus
> trochilus)
>
> Where: Gambell, St. Lawrence Island. St. Lawrence
> Island is located in the
> Bering Sea over 230 miles west of Nome and 38 miles
> southeast of Siberia.
> Gambell is located in the northwest corner of St.
> Lawrence Island is only
> one of only two Inuit villages on the island, the
> other being Savoonga. The
> island is quite large, over 70 miles in length and
> approximately 25 miles
> wide.
>
> History: This bird was initially thought to be a
> Chiffchaff, an Old World
> warbler, and was well seen at Gambell, St. Lawrence
> Island, Alaska on August
> 26. Initially found by WINGS tour leader Paul Lehman
> on August 25, it was
> seen briefly then but even so Paul was certain it
> was either a Chiffchaff or
> a Willow Warbler, either one of which would be a new
> North American species.
> Relocated by Paul on August 26 about a mile away, it
> was studied at close
> range for some time. Paul videotaped it and
> assistant tour leader and cook,
> George Armistead, photographed it extensively. It
> was well seen by all
> members of the tour.
>
> On further review however, the bird originally
> thought to be a Chiffchaff is
> a Willow Warbler based on examining Paul Lehman's
> video footage and some
> long distance consultations with both people and
> their books. Very similar
> birds, separated apparently on the basis of primary
> projection and
> coloration.
>
> Willow Warblers are small, neat and green-yellow
> with a fine, insect-eating
> bill. They are almost identical in appearance to the
> Chiffchaff. The Willow
> Warbler invariably looks a stronger, bolder bird
> than the Chiffchaff. The
> whole head appears to be more pointed as if the bird
> is stretching forward,
> not skulking back. The longer head, longer beak and
> clearer eyestripe of a
> Willow Warbler produce this impression; longer wings
> and pale yellowish legs
> should confirm the identification.
>
> Willow Warblers are widespread and numerous in most
> of Europe. There are
> 35-46 million breeding pairs across northern Europe
> and Scandinavia.
>
> The Willow Warbler is new for North America.
>
>
>
> Thank you Harry Armistead for this information!
>
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> AlaskaBirds-L Owner
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