Subject: [Tweeters] East Coast spring migration - advice sought
Date: Nov 28 18:48:27 2010
From: Larry Schwitters - lpatters at ix.netcom.com



This little Monticello Park in the DC area seems to be really hot
stuff. Lots of info. here http://www.travelbeat.net/birding/archives/2008/01/worlds-best-warbler-spot.html

One might be able to work a North Carolina Pelagic adventure into the
same trip. http://www.patteson.com/


Larry Schwitters
Issaquah
On Nov 28, 2010, at 5:43 PM, JChristian Kessler wrote:

> as a relatively recent migrant from northern VA myself, I'd agree,
> but note that if you find yourself in the Washington, DC area in
> April or May, there are several excellent places for warblers. Dyke
> Marsh, just south of the Beltway on Rt. 1, adjacent to Belle Haven
> Marina in Alexandria is excellent, and after about 9:30 in the
> morning, s very small neighborhood park -- Monticello Park, just to
> the north, can be incredible. skilled birders in northern VA expect
> 20 warbler days, and I knew those with good ears who would get 30
> warbler days. On the Maryland side, the Canal north of the Beltway
> up to Great Falls also has some exceptional spring warbler activity.
>
> Monticello Park is famous not only for the number of species,
> warbler and otherwise, but that the birds will come down from the
> canopy to bathe & drink in the small stream -- occasionally making
> for 3 or more different warblers close up at the same time. plus
> there is a very steep hill on one side of the park such that you can
> get up to the level of the lower canopy. This slope is excellent
> for thrushes too.
>
> write me off-line if you want detail and instructions on how to find
> these places.
>
> Chris Kessler
> Seattle
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Richard Carlson
> <rccarl at pacbell.net> wrote:
> For Washington birders heading East, some of the most famous East
> Coast spots, such as Cape May are mediocre for Spring Warblers. In
> rough order from top to bottom in species and numbers, try High
> Island near Galveston TX mid-April( Note to People's Republic of
> Seattle, Texans don't bite and they have the best state & private
> birding info & refuge system in the country); Crane Creek near
> Toledo, Ohio early May; Dauphin Island, AL mid-April; Point Pelee,
> Ontario early May; and Park Point, Duluth early May. On the East
> Coast, the birds are more spread out. Cape Henlopen, across from
> Cape May is usually better in Spring. C&O canal in DC pretty
> good . In all these spots, fall outs will occur after wet or foggy
> nights, don't stay inside and wait for better weather.
>
> Richard Carlson
> Full-time Birder, Biker and Rotarian
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>
> From: Mary Reese <uuspirit at yahoo.com>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Sent: Sat, November 27, 2010 6:40:13 PM
> Subject: [Tweeters] East Coast spring migration - advice sought
>
> We are contemplating a spring migration trip to the East Coast U.S.
> Where would be the most productive place and what time of year would
> be best? Judging from the migration maps, it seems that there are
> two flyway convergence areas: Cape May, NJ and central South
> Carolina. Would these be the two best spots, or, in your
> experience, is somewhere else better? Please answer privately.
>
> Thanks so much :-)
> Mary Reese & Jim Allen
> Portland & Fairview, OR
>
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> Mary Reese
>
> uuspirit at yahoo.com
>
> 503-929-7788 cell
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