Thank goodness for broken fences !
For the second time this fall for me , again blessed with a CONNECTICUT WARBLER, a stoppage to fix "something" led me to my second finding of an original sighting of this Oporornis species. [First time I was cutting invasive vines at southwest Lookout Hill base] . A fence was broken across from the top step of the closed Tunnel Arch Stairs. I saw another bird before the rarity and phished once thinking C.Yellowthroat. Instead a large warbler was working the middle trunk of a large Spicebush and when it turned , I saw very well the gray hood and large unbroken eye ring ( doughnut I call it). It was an adult bird. After 20 seconds observation, it flew down the mulch woods trail to the right of two young pines I planted as well as the blooming goldenrod patch. I believe the COWA might be in the kettle basin to the left of the trail's downslope. Its very thick in there.
Interestingly , as I walked on the concrete path, I saw likely -- in a flash-- another oporonis species dip into the herbaceous to the left of the goldenrod patch at the trail/path intersection.It never resurfaced.
Here's a map of the spot. https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zxPoHx468byE.kkSGIovkfkwI
https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zxPoHx468byE.kkSGIovkfkwI
On the SORA story, after Mike Yuan's early sighting, Peter Colen said he saw it later. At least the bird is still here, just a matter of patience and quietly waiting it out. See my previous posts for directions and the spot description.
