| The first documented
record of Virginia's Warbler in South Dakota was from Redbird Canyon in western
Custer County in early July 1997. There were previous undocumented reports from
Wind Cave National Park in Custer County and from Harding County. A survey of
this newly discovered population was conducted during the summer of 1998
(Swanson, Palmer, Liknes, and Dean). This discovery significantly extends the
known breeding range of the Virginia's Warbler in North America.
Swanson D.L., J.S. Palmer, E.T. Liknes, and K.L. Dean. (2000). A breeding population of Virginia's Warblers in the southwestern Black Hills of South Dakota. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(1): 39-44. |