Lawrence's Warbler and multiple early species this morning

 

Lawrence's Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 13, 2022

Lawrence's Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 13, 2022

Northern Parula, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 13, 2022

Tennessee Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 13, 2022

Blue winged Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 13, 2022

Black and White Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 13, 2022

American Redstart, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 13, 2022

Northern Waterthrush, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 13, 2022

This morning was a fantastic mid August morning for warblers.  The conditions were good for migration once again overnight and after I got out of work this morning I headed out to see what I could track down and after a couple brief stops I made my way to Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River.  I walked around the loop trail and after initially not having too much on the first third of the trail I found a spot that quickly produced a couple early arrival migrants with a  Northern Parula (a bright individual so different then the one I had a few days before) and a Tennessee Warbler plus a few other species.  Both of these species have given a good early season showing so far.  I then continued my walk and came across a rather uncooperative Mourning Warbler that would just not show very well at all.  I then walked back to where I had the Northern Parula and Tennessee Warbler earlier and I almost immediately got my eyes on a Lawrence's Warbler!  I assume the individual was the same one Ted had in the area three days before (his eBird list).  I got a bunch of photos before the bird disappeared as it had a squabble with an American Redstart.  Lawrence's Warbler is a rare hybrid and very rare in the late summer/fall around here as the birds are silent during this time of year so you just have to be really lucky to stumble across one.  This one is my latest date ever for the hybrid and adds to my sightings of a Lawrence's Warbler that successfully bred in Belchertown and a day in late May when I had two Lawrence's Warblers on the same day.  I have never had three different Lawrence's Warblers in Hampshire County in the same year before.  I continued to find a few more warblers and by the end of my walk I had found a dozen species of warbler (plus a hybrid) with multiple notable species so I was quite happy with my stop.

Black and White Warbler, Home, Belchertown, MA, Aug 11, 2022

Common Yellowthroat and Tufted Titmouse, Home, Belchertown, MA, Aug 11, 2022

Once I got home I checked the camera at the water feature and found it produced two more warbler species with a Black and White Warbler and Common Yellowthroat on the 11th.  This adds to the two species I had earlier in the week after putting the camera back out on the water feature.