(apology: this post is a day late, and I don't know if this site has already been reported by someone) A Hooded Warbler was singing persistently between intersections #30 and #25 of Murphy-Hanrehan Park, on a section which should be accessed from the Horse Camp area, since flooding between two adjacent water bodies restricts through-passage from the other direction. The bird appears to be claiming territory; it circled all around us, crossing over the path twice, but rather stealthily. Unlike one seen clearly some weeks ago at Afton, this one never came out to an open perch, but took care to keep foliage between us and it, no matter how quietly and carefully we moved in the attempt to see it. To check the site, start at Horse Camp trail #30, taking the right-hand path. Be forewarned there's a wet, muddy spot to be crossed, with a couple of short logs to help. After this, you climb a rise that brings you face to face with a clump of sumac and a split in the trail: grass path on the left, and dirt path on the right. Again, bear right onto the dirt path, into some woods heading downhill, and after about 125 steps you should hear the bird calling. By the time you make 145 steps, you'll be about parallel to the south edge of the bird's circle. Linda Whyte ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html