Black-throated Gray Warbler, Dendroica nigrescens
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
1:00 p.m. While searching with a group of nine others I spotted the B-tGW on the ground, three feet west of the 8-foot high, chain link fence, west of the white semi-truck trailer. I waved the rest of the folks down and we had a small chase before we all saw it.
3:00 p.m. Returned with my daughter (9). While standing at the southern end of the search line I spotted the B-tGW on a branch at the western base of the roadroad burm south of the northern stand of cattails. It flew into the thicket for a bit, then out on a branch for all the enjoy. then a quick flight over the parking lot and into a pine tree for some more good, long looks.
Wow! What a record!!
You can read more about the Michigan Black-throated Gray Warbler here:
http://aviantendencies.blogspot.com/index.html
Incredible find (and some nice pictures), but a shame it wasn't the smartest bird...