From Roy Harvey, Randy and Natasha Domina:
5/13 - Naugatuck, Naugatuck State Forest -- 1 male GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLER, HOODED WARBLERS (6+), BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. A total of 15
warbler species, including countless Chestnut-sided Warblers.
The Golden-winged was showing no obvious signs of hybridization. It
was in the same location as when reported last June 17. The area is
one that was clear cut some years ago and is in succession now.
The walk in to the spot is over 1.2 miles, probably more like 1.5, by
my (rough!) estimate after checking maps.
To reach the spot, take Hunters Mountain Road to the end. This is by
the open fields that are familiar to many of you. At the end there
is a left turn blocked by a green gate, which is where the walking
starts. The forest road behind the gate is in pretty good
shape; on many maps it too is named Hunters Mountain Road.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&ll=41.465113,-73.07436&spn=0.022415,0.028753&z=15
Follow the road behind the gate. You will eventually have a man-made
forest pond to the right. Shortly after that you will cross a
powerline cut. (After the power line cut you are in Hooded Warbler
country.) Watch for a spot where the trail reaches a fair sized
opening, I think it is sort of triangular but you may not. To the
left there is a pile of cut wood. To the right there is another
trail from that opening. It crosses a small stream, then starts to
climb, and very shortly becomes badly eroded and washed out. After
what I guess to be a couple of tenths of a mile it opens up. The
area that was logged and is growing back is to the left of the trail
as it continues.
We had the golden-winged in the first hundred yards after reaching
this area, exactly as it was last year. It was singing from various
elevated perches in the brush. The habitat continues to the left of
the trail for (another rough guess) a good quarter of a mile.
For those who care, the pond and the portion of the powerline cut you
cross are apparently in Oxford, while the golden-winged area is
apparently in Beacon Falls.
Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT
From Roy Harvey, Randy and Natasha Domina:
5/13 - Naugatuck, Naugatuck State Forest -- 1 male GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLER, HOODED WARBLERS (6+), BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. A total of 15
warbler species, including countless Chestnut-sided Warblers.
The Golden-winged was showing no obvious signs of hybridization. It
was in the same location as when reported last June 17. The area is
one that was clear cut some years ago and is in succession now.
The walk in to the spot is over 1.2 miles, probably more like 1.5, by
my (rough!) estimate after checking maps.
To reach the spot, take Hunters Mountain Road to the end. This is by
the open fields that are familiar to many of you. At the end there
is a left turn blocked by a green gate, which is where the walking
starts. The forest road behind the gate is in pretty good
shape; on many maps it too is named Hunters Mountain Road.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&ll=41.465113,-73.07436&spn=0.022415,0.028753&z=15
Follow the road behind the gate. You will eventually have a man-made
forest pond to the right. Shortly after that you will cross a
powerline cut. (After the power line cut you are in Hooded Warbler
country.) Watch for a spot where the trail reaches a fair sized
opening, I think it is sort of triangular but you may not. To the
left there is a pile of cut wood. To the right there is another
trail from that opening. It crosses a small stream, then starts to
climb, and very shortly becomes badly eroded and washed out. After
what I guess to be a couple of tenths of a mile it opens up. The
area that was logged and is growing back is to the left of the trail
as it continues.
We had the golden-winged in the first hundred yards after reaching
this area, exactly as it was last year. It was singing from various
elevated perches in the brush. The habitat continues to the left of
the trail for (another rough guess) a good quarter of a mile.
For those who care, the pond and the portion of the powerline cut you
cross are apparently in Oxford, while the golden-winged area is
apparently in Beacon Falls.
Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT
