During the first part of June I was able to relocate the Lawrence's Warbler that I first found on May 3rd and then last saw on May 10th. I checked on many occasions over the next few weeks with no luck again until June 7th. I have no idea where the bird went during those few weeks but it was nice to see it back again. The Brewster's Warbler at Sweet Alice Conservation Area in Amherst has been much more cooperative (although it also requires some patience to get good looks at sometimes). It appears to be paired with a 'typical' looking Blue winged Warbler so it will be interesting to see if what the offspring of the two will look like (assuming they are successful in raising young). Lots of Blue winged Warblers continue in the area but sadly no sign of a Golden winged Warbler showing up in Hampshire County. Oddly the one in Montague that was not seen for a couple weeks was relocated again in the same area early in June...not sure if it not being seen was a function of less people looking or if it just stayed more hidden.
I spent multiple days covering various trails in the Mount Holyoke Range SP mainly looking for Worm eating Warblers and Cerulean Warblers. I had great luck finding many pairs of Worm eating Warblers all along the ridge with lots of singing males. I suspect there may be a few dozen breeding pairs in total along the entire ridge. I had no luck finding any Cerulean Warblers despite a lot of effort. Although there appears to be multiple locations along the ridge that look perfect for the species I was unable to find any away from the core breeding location on Mount Holyoke (in Skinner SP just west of the Mount Holyoke Range SP). I didn't have much in the way of late season migrants during early June with just breeding species around at this point.
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