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The report of a Brewster's Warbler at Weston Bend Saturday interests me -- particularly the fact that it was a backcross. Some will remember that I found a 1st generation Brewster's at Weston Bend May 5, 2000 near the gas line crossing considerably south of the toilets. The bird came in to a tape of a Blue-winged Warbler song. I refound the same bird by the same means at the same location May 9, 2001, but when I played the tape on May 4, 2002, at that location, a male Blue-winged Warbler came in. I am speculating that this 2003 backcross found at a different location is a descendant of the 2000-2001 bird and a female Blue-winged Warbler with which it mated. I am not sure whether the 2002 bird was a first generation bird or a (white-breasted) backcross. If anyone knows, I would be interested to learn that. Bob Fisher Independence, Missouri [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merri & Steve Dillinger" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 2:40 PM Subject: Brewsters at Weston Sat., New warbs. at Watkins > If this has already been reported I apologize for the duplication. > On Saturday morning at Weston Bend SP, a Brewsters Warbler was sighted > by a group of birders about 100 yards directly south of the toilets in > the bike trail parking lot. It was a male F2 backcross as described in > the Dunn/Garrett book of Warblers. It was singing a Blue-wing song. It > eventually retreated farther south into the ravine with the tall > cottonwoods. > Sunday mornings rain brought 4 new warblers to Watkins Mill SP: > Blackburnian > Magnolia > Black-throated Green > (All 3 around the cove near bridge #7 on the southeast part of the > lake) > Chestnut-sided > (Where the main trail meets the dirt trail to the Boy Scout camp) > > There were an additional 10 warblers on the premises, either > already reported or of the common variety. The best of the lot were the > Prairie, Palm and Blue-winged. > Who knows what I may have missed. The lighting was, as Jed Clampett > would say, "Piiiitiful, just pitiful". > > Steve Dillinger > Excelsior Springs > Ray County > > __________________________________________________ > * Audubon Society of Missouri's * > * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * > *------------------------------------------------* > * To unsubscribe send the message * > * SIGNOFF MOBIRDS-L * > * to [log in to unmask] * > * To subscribe send the message * > * SUBSCRIBE MOBIRDS-L your name * > * to [log in to unmask] * > *------------------------------------------------* > * To access the list archives from July 2002 on: * > * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * > ################################################## > __________________________________________________ * Audubon Society of Missouri's * * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * *------------------------------------------------* * To unsubscribe send the message * * SIGNOFF MOBIRDS-L * * to [log in to unmask] * * To subscribe send the message * * SUBSCRIBE MOBIRDS-L your name * * to [log in to unmask] * *------------------------------------------------* * To access the list archives from July 2002 on: * * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * ##################################################