tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post1279639002829610162..comments2024-01-16T17:40:13.951-05:00Comments on Somewhere in NJ: Find me a warbler!LauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-82763910010730571682007-05-10T21:02:00.000-05:002007-05-10T21:02:00.000-05:00without a doubt, I hear many more warbler species ...without a doubt, I hear many more warbler species than I see! Great list of birds you have!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-66306295750573594792007-05-10T16:37:00.000-05:002007-05-10T16:37:00.000-05:00Oaks are definitely popular from what I've observe...Oaks are definitely popular from what I've observed here in NJ. I think MokoMan is right about the flowers.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-9626734418841122152007-05-10T07:09:00.000-05:002007-05-10T07:09:00.000-05:00I'm loitering under huge pin oaks--and I sympathiz...I'm loitering under huge pin oaks--and I sympathize with your difficulty in getting a close view of anything. Maybe if I knew my songs better?nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-78683948770592152062007-05-09T17:13:00.000-05:002007-05-09T17:13:00.000-05:00My oaks (no reds here) were alive with warblers ea...My oaks (no reds here) were alive with warblers earlier. I find them in live oaks, laurel oaks, cypress swamps, willows by the pond, etc.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-56416242006046932392007-05-09T09:33:00.000-05:002007-05-09T09:33:00.000-05:00Here's my guess: The birds go where the insects ar...Here's my guess: The birds go where the insects are. Maybe the hatching of bug eggs is timed to the opening of the flowers so the larvae have plenty to eat. The birds figure this out. I wonder if they see or smell the flowers or the caterpillars.MojoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283343683800473324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-40560662375840023882007-05-08T22:53:00.000-05:002007-05-08T22:53:00.000-05:00I'm not having much luck finding bird diversity ye...I'm not having much luck finding bird diversity yet this year. I keep trying though. :)dmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-47673234869815017512007-05-08T22:48:00.000-05:002007-05-08T22:48:00.000-05:00I just go and sit. And pray that some warblers fl...I just go and sit. And pray that some warblers fly through.<BR/>:)Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-35552410501297683362007-05-08T21:21:00.000-05:002007-05-08T21:21:00.000-05:00Chipping sparrows include insects in their diet, s...Chipping sparrows include insects in their diet, so it is possible they find some of those in trees. It may well have been using the tree as a singing platform.<BR/><BR/>Aside from the obvious ones, I can't say that I have noticed consistent preferences. I see warblers in hardwoods more than conifers, but there are always exceptions. Most of my birding takes place in oak-beech-maple forests. I find more warblers on the edge than in the interior. The best are places where there is a full vertical range of vegetation from ground to treetop. Also, Larry is right about elevation - hilltops are sometimes better than valleys if all else is equal.<BR/><BR/>There is a book called "The Complete Birder" that explains how to use vegetation levels to find warblers. I'm not sure if it is still in print.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-26293421056871419992007-05-08T20:32:00.000-05:002007-05-08T20:32:00.000-05:00Mary: I have Chippies coming to my feeder also - I...Mary: I have Chippies coming to my feeder also - I agree it's strange to see them anywhere but on the ground.<BR/><BR/>I really think the trick to fidning them Mary is learning their songs - they're so tiny and move so quickly it's easy to miss them unless you know to look for them!<BR/><BR/>Oh - and I haven't seen a Pine Warbler this spring, but I've heard them singing in... the Pine Barrens! Their song is very similar to the Chipping Sparrows song.<BR/><BR/>Larry: That's a good strategy to avoid warbler neck! You've had some nice pics of migrants lately, I think.<BR/><BR/>Jimmy: Yes - water is a big draw! Are trees leafing out and blooming by you already?LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-49896868511119176972007-05-08T20:14:00.000-05:002007-05-08T20:14:00.000-05:00Laura, I'm not experienced at all with warblers bu...Laura, I'm not experienced at all with warblers but I believe I've spotted Pine Warblers here in NC. Never been able to get a decent photo for ID. <BR/><BR/>I was amazed to find a Chipping Sparrow at my feeder today. I've always seen them on the ground or in trees, but never at a feeder.<BR/><BR/>As usual, no help here :o)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-11221531051749910542007-05-08T20:12:00.000-05:002007-05-08T20:12:00.000-05:00I found plenty of Warblers but don't have too much...I found plenty of Warblers but don't have too much luck getting there pictures-I like to find places that I'm level with the treetops so I don't have to look up so much.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-10983781736906120212007-05-08T18:35:00.000-05:002007-05-08T18:35:00.000-05:00I find alot of my spring warblers in the hardwoods...I find alot of my spring warblers in the hardwoods "Maple,Popular ect..."I also find many along the river.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com