Warblers during the early part of June including a Mourning Warbler

Mourning Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 8, 2018

Mourning Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 8, 2018

Black throated Blue Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 6, 2018

Most of the migrant warblers have now moved through with just a few stragglers still possible.  The first week or so of June has produced a total of 21 species of warbler with almost all of them being breeders on territory.  I decided to see how many species of warbler I could see today and came up with a total of 19 (probably could have gotten 20 if I tried a bit harder to get a Magnolia Warbler).  An early morning hike up to the top of the mountain at Skinner SP produced just a single singing Worm eating Warbler and a couple of Cerulean Warblers singing occasionally.  The Cerulean Warbler nest I found back on May 15th appeared empty so either the nest was abandoned or the young have already fledged.  A Mourning Warbler seems to still be trying to attract a mate at Quabbin Park without any luck so far but I will keep checking.