So as a geographer I am curious regarding the now 4 Virginia’s Warblers in Maine (and I think all of New England, right?) which have all shown up on Monhegan.
I am aware of these:
May 21 1998, a male (Dennis)
Sept 28-30 2006, gender? (Laux et al.)
Nov 8 2011, female (Hitchcox)
May 29 2014, male (Willow?)
Why nowhere else? Surely as many birders hit Plum Island as Monhegan, and other other famous places (Mt Auburn Cemetery?). Looking at the range map, one can make sense of the migratory error with a 90 degree compass shift, and is it then just a trick of geography they all end up on our little island?
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Michael Smith MS GISP
State GIS Manager, Maine Office of GIS
State of Maine, Office of Information Technology
michael.smith _at_ maine.gov 207-215-5530
Board Member, Maine GeoLibrary
Education Chair, Maine GIS Users Group
State Rep, National States Geographic Information Council
State House Station 145
51 Commerce Drive
Augusta, ME 04333-0145
69o 47' 58.9"W 44o 21' 54.8"N
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