Date: 5/15/26 3:23 pm From: Edge Wade <00000631c0031214-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Looking for some very good warbler birding in the second half of May?
Well, that got botched!
The May weeks without bird records are:
May week 3 and 4 for the Pioneer Forest--Woods Hole hotspot
May week 4 for the Pioneer Forest-Virgin Pines Randolph tract hotspot.
Time for a couple aspirin...
Edge Wade
<1edgewade...>
On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM Edge Wade <1edgewade...> wrote:
> eBird hotspots Pioneer Forest—Virgin Pine Randolph Tract and Pioneer
> Forest--Woods Hole are contiguous sites between Hwy. 19 and the Current
> River offering excellent birding in all seasons, but are especially good
> for warblers in May (think Swainson's, Hooded, etc.)
>
> MBS and the L-A-D Foundation have an agreement for MBS members to conduct
> bird surveys at these hotspots to develop a more complete understanding of
> bird occurrence. The earnings from this program are credited to the MBS
> Young Birders Scholarship account.
>
> No visits have been reported for:
> Pioneer Forest--Virgin Pine Randolph Tract Jun week 4; Jul week 2
> Pioneer Forest--Woods Hole Jun weeks 1,2; Jul weeks 1,2,3
>
> Before you go, learn what to expect in the downloadable Birding Site Guide
> at https://mobirds.org/Birding/SiteGuides.aspx, and select the Pioneer
> Forest site guide.
> Edge Wade
> MBS Conservation Partnership Coordinator
> <1edgewade...>
>
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