Cerulean Warbler (first unbanded individual), Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 11, 2026
Cerulean Warbler (first unbanded individual), Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 11, 2026
Cerulean Warbler (second unbanded individual), Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 11, 2026
Cerulean Warbler (third unbanded individual), Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 11, 2026
After getting a little birding done in Ware I headed into Quabbin Park to follow up on the Cerulean Warblers there. I'm determined to find conclusive evidence of breeding once again this year and I hoped today would finally reward me with evidence (it did not). I spent a couple hours looking and listening for Cerulean Warbler and was rewarded with four singing males...the most so far this year. With much effort I was able to get at least brief looks at each of them and three were unbanded with the banded individual being the one banded in mid May. Although I found no definitive evidence of breeding I'm certain I will eventually find it and I suspect the banded bird might have found a mate as he has been less vocal recently and is still staying in the same territory since he arrived in early May. Having a fourth male show up this late in the breeding season raises several questions...where was he before? What attracted him to here? Are the presence of other singing males attracting wandering individuals? This species is at the limit of its range here and behavior is somewhat atypical compared to behavior in its core breeding range. Would be great to be able to track these individuals over the course of the year (or years) and see where they come from and how they travel around during the breeding season. More questions than answers sometimes.
Black and White Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 11, 2026
American Redstart, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 11, 2026
Chestnut sided Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 11, 2026
As I looked for the Cerulean Warblers I had a bunch of other breeding warbler species around and I got photos of a few of them...Quabbin Park always produces.
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