Tuesday, May 7, 2019

26 species of warblers to finish out the first week of May


Cerulean Warbler, Skinner SP, Hadley, MA, May 7, 2019
Worm eating Warbler, Skinner SP, Hadley, MA, May 7, 2019
Cape May Warbler, Mitch's Way, Hadley, MA, May 7, 2019
 Common Yellowthroat, Mitch's Way, Hadley, MA, May 7, 2019
 Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler hybrid, Sweet Alice Conservation Area, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2019
Yellow Warbler, Sweet Alice Conservation Area, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2019
Blackburnian Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2019
Blue winged Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 7, 2019
Magnolia Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 7, 2019
Prairie Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 7, 2019
I spent the morning hitting a number of locations to see what the great migration conditions brought in overnight and I managed to turn up a total of 26 species (plus a hybrid) during my morning....a very respectfully total for the first week of May.  Highlights included several Worm eating Warblers, three Cerulean Warblers and a Bay breasted Warbler at Skinner SP, three Cape May Warblers together at Mitch's Way, a Tennessee Warbler and a hybrid Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler at Sweet Alice Conservation Area and a Canada Warbler and Wilson's Warbler along the rail trail in Amherst.  About the only somewhat likely species that I didn't find was a Blackpoll Warbler (but it is on the early side for the species).  Home was also quite productive with a total of eleven species seen.

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