Hooded Warbler to start June

Hooded Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 1, 2019

Hooded Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 1, 2019

Hooded Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 1, 2019

I birded a few spots this morning before heading for home but not before taking a quick detour to Quabbin Park.  My main intention was to stay for just a short time and try to turn up a Mourning Warbler before the weekend hordes descended on the park.  Instead of a Mourning Warbler I found a singing male Hooded Warbler that appeared to be setting up a territory.  The bird sang most of the time I was there watching it and stayed within several hundred feet of the location I originally found it in.  The bird this morning allowed for some brief views but the leafed out trees made prolonged viewing (and photos) difficult but the views were much better than the Hooded Warbler that was present along the rail trail in the early part of May.  I will check back on the bird over the next several days to see if it sticks around.

Overall for the morning I had 17 species of warblers with almost all on territory breeding with the exception of a handful of lingering Blackpoll Warblers.