Sound, Eleuthera 26 MAR QTh, EC, ADe, SJ, 
JDW). Eive Red-eyed Vireos were at Desirade 
I., Guadeloupe 18 Apr (AL, PP), and 2 were at 
Clearwater, Bermuda 19 Apr (PW). A Black- 
whiskered Vireo at Winton, Nassau 23 Mar 
was early (LH); the first report from Abaco 
was 16 Apr (EB). A Horned Lark at Commis- 
sioner’s House, Dockyard 8-19 May con- 
stitued the first May record in Bermuda (RG). 
A House Wren (likely of the nominate sub- 
species) was heard singing at the Cooperstown 
dump, Abaco 4 Apr (EB). The Lesser Antillean 
complex of House Wren taxa warrants special 
attention; the currently recognized subspecies 
on Dominica (I a. rufescens), St. Lucia (T. a. 
mesoleucus), St. Vincent (I a. musicus), and 
Grenada (I a. grenadensis) vary in plumage 
and vocalizations, and even habitat, as noted 
byJeF and JVG among others who have chron- 
icled this group in the Region. A Wood Thrush 
at Spanish Cay, Abaco 8 Apr was unexpected 
(EB). Six Zapata Wrens were found near La 
Turba, Cuba 31 Mar (|S, WS). A Magnolia 
Warbler and and an early Blackpoll Warbler 
were at G.R.A.C., New Providence 17 Apr 
(PD). A male Black-throated Green Warbler, 
very rarely reported in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 
was seen at Jolly Hill, St. Croix 1 May (LY). 
Two Kirtland’s Warblers were photographed on 
Hawksbill Cay, Exumas 3 Mar (LD), which 
raises the possibility that they had wintered on 
this small, scrubby island. During the 2008- 
2009 winter, the Kirtland’s Warbler Research 
and Training Project on Eleuthera banded 41 
new Kirtland’s Warblers, re-sighted 13 birds, 
and recaptured 2 birds banded previously. 
Three of the re-sighted birds had been banded 
in Michigan. The last re-sights for the season 
were 2 color-banded birds on 28 Apr near 
Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera. The last sign of a war- 
bler was the next day at Rock Sound, Eleuthera 
{fide JDW). A singing Prairie Warbler was in 
Fairylands, Bermuda 21-31 May (BL). A male 
Hooded Warbler and several Worm-eating 
Warblers that wintered at Winton, Nassau 
were last seen 17 Apr (LH). A Northern Wa- 
terthrush was noted in mangroves at St. Vin- 
cent 7 Apr (JeF, JVG). On 1 Mar, 15 Ba- 
nanaquits were counted at the feeders on 
Warderick Wells, Exuma Cays Land and Sea 
Park, Bahamas (LD). 
A male Rose-breasted Grosbeak was seen at 
Estate William, St. Croix 9 Apr (CB, LY), and 
singles were at Treasure Cay, Abaco 31 Mar 
(M6irEL) and Nassau 14 Apr (SS). On Bermu- 
da, 2 Blue Grosbeaks were on St. George’s G.C. 
24 Apr (PW) and one on Cooper’s 1. 26 Apr 
(DBW). The male Painted Buntings departed 
Treasure Cay, Abaco 22 Mar, the females a 
week later (M&EL). Grassland Yellow-Finches 
were noted at Antigua 31 Mar QHo, CC). EB 
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and BB found a Lincoln’s Sparrow 19 Mar at 
the Treasure Cay dump, Abaco. A White- 
crovraed Sparrow, discovered at G.R.A.C., New 
Providence 30 Mar, remained until 2 May, 
singing frequently during its stay (TH, PD, WR 
KHL, LH). Ten Zapata Sparrows (endangered) 
were seen near Cayo Coco and Zapata Swamp 
26 & 31 Mar, respectively QS, WS). An imm. 
Orchard Oriole was photographed at G.R.A.C., 
New Providence 6 May (TH). An ad. male Bal- 
timore Oriole, rarely reported from St. Croix, 
was at Estate Windsor 19 Mar (CB, LY), and 2 
(male and female) were at Sugar Bay mangrove 
forest 4 Apr (LY). A Red-winged Blackbird was 
in Mills Creek/Point Shares area, Bermuda 19 
Feb-9 Apr QT)- A. Greater Antillean Grackle 
was photographed at Five Gorners, St. Groix 
18 Mar (CC-B), representing the first docu- 
mentation of the species since 1917, when it 
was introduced to the island; the species be- 
came extirpated there shortly after its intro- 
duction. House Sparrows were observed at 
Kingstown, St. Vincent 7 Apr, and Common 
Waxbill and Red Avadavat were fairly common 
at Martinique 12 Apr QeF, JVG). 
Observers (subregional editors in boldface): 
Mike Acosta, Hank Adams, Eric Amos, Fred 
Bailey, Bertrand Jon Baptiste (BJB), Jean-Marie 
Boutin, Betsy Bracey, Elwood Bracey, Peter 
Burchfield, Dennis & Marilyn Butcher, Cindy 
Chang, Elise Corliss, Carol Cramer-Burke 
(CC-B), Leno Davis, Paul Dean, Alana Demko 
(ADe), Andrew Dobson, Jesse Fagan (JeF), Joe 
Furbert, Erika Gates, Richard Gozney Richard 
Ground (RGr), Lee Hanna, Michael Harvey, 
Tony Hepburn, James Holmes OHo), Peter 
Hopkin, Jim Hully, Stanley Ingham, Scott 
Johnson, Allan Keith, Martyn Kenefick, Keva 
Hanna-Lawrence, Anthony Levesque, 
Michael and Eloise Lightbourn, Bruce Lorhan, 
Irene Lui, Jeremy Madeiros, Eddie Massiah, 
David Miller, Grayson Miller III, Predensa 
Moore, Marc Mottet, Russ Namitz (RN), Rudy 
O’Reilly, Patrick Peron, William Pinder, Bruce 
Purdy, Keith Rossiter, John Spahr, Olga & Pe- 
ter Stokes, William Suarez, Sheran Sweeting, 
James Tatham, Jennifer Thieme OTh), Olivier 
Touzot, Jay VanderGaast QVG), David Wallace 
(DW), Carolyn Wardle, Paul Watson, Jennifer 
D. White, Tony White, David Wingate 
(DBW), Lisa Yntema. 
Robert L. Norton, 8960 NE Waldo Road 
Gainesville, Florida 32609, (corvus0486@aol.com) 
Anthony White, P. 0. Box 2531 
Jackson, Wyoming 83001, (Spindalis@aol.com) 
Andrew Dobson, 117 Middle Road 
Warwick PG 01 Bermuda, (ADobson@warwickacad.bm) 
Eddie Massiah, Johnson Road 
Fitts Village, St. James, Barbados 
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