Prothonotary Warbler at Tioga Lodge
June 2nd, 2012 by Kristie Nelson
Date of sighting: 2 june 2012
Hi,
This AM about 9 I had a singing PROTHONOTARY WARBLER below the Tioga Lodge by Mono Lake. It was above the creek (downstream or east of the lodge) in thick willows right where the last elm trees were. It sings “Sweet, sweet, sweet” more or less one pitch, fairly evenly spaced. It had golden yellow head/beast offsetting a beady black eye and shiny black bill. lower belly/UTC white, the tail is white below with a thick black tip. Lime colored mantle, gray lower back and wings. Gorgeous. Bartshe showed up by bike about 930. It sang a few more times, then shut up for a bit, and he had to get to work.
There was also a HOODED ORIOLE male, and that thicket is just screaming for a Wood Thrush or something. Also a WESTERN FLYCATCHER singing the “Male position note” like a Pac-Slope, so probably on the PSFL side of things.
Hear from Sally Miller she had an INDIGO BUNTING in “warbler thicket” which is nearby on the west side of 395. It could be the same one as last year. It’s been a good spring – stuff is out there waiting to be found!!
This post was submitted by Kristie Nelson.
