After a few disappointing mornings in a row when the migration conditions looked great but resulted in few birds it all changed yesterday morning with a large arrival of migrants. The conditions for migration were great and with the winds calm and overcast the weather would hopefully cooperate to see loads of warblers. I decided to start my morning at Quabbin Park which turned out to be a good choice. I started racking up species very quickly even before the gates opened at the park. Once the gates did open I got in and checked a few spots that have been productive in the past and they produced for sure. I added new for me in the county this year Blackpoll and Tennessee Warblers early on and then several Bay breasted Warblers and a single Cape May Warbler. By the end of my four hours in the park I had tallied 24 species of warbler so I decided to try my luck in making it a county big warbler day. I would need to turn up some unusual species (like Orange crowned Warbler or Hooded Warbler), a late Palm Warbler, a somewhat early Mourning Warbler or something even rarer to set a record for myself in the county. I made several more stops over the course of the morning with a big stop being Skinner SP to get Cerulean Warbler and Worm eating Warbler. Unfortunately I was unable to find any species that are required to put one over the top on a big day for warblers here and I ended the day with 26 species plus a hybrid. I will certainly try for another big warbler day over the next week if the conditions line up right.
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