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| Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler hybrid, Belchertown Land Trust Trail, Belchertown, MA, May 3, 2020 |
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| Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler hybrid, Belchertown Land Trust Trail, Belchertown, MA, May 3, 2020 |
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| Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler hybrid, Belchertown Land Trust Trail, Belchertown, MA, May 3, 2020 |
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| Common Yellowthroat, Quabbin Park, MA, May 3, 2020 |
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| American Redstart, Quabbin Park, MA, May 3, 2020 |
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| Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', UMASS, Amherst, MA, May 3, 2020 |
Today was the best day for the year in Hampshire County for warblers so far. Conditions overnight featured mainly calm winds which allowed a lot of birds to move (a few checks of the radar overnight showed lots of activity). The day also turned out to be the warmest day we have had in awhile with temperatures reaching the upper 70’s. I could not get out at dawn due to work but I still made it out early enough to beat the hordes of people and the pesky breeze that kicked up later in the day. I started my morning at UMASS where I found eight species of warblers including my first Nashville, Yellow and Chestnut sided Warblers. I then headed over to Quabbin Park and hit just a few areas but still turned up eleven species of warblers including my first Ovenbird, Blackburnian Warbler and Prairie Warbler. There was a really nice arrival of both Ovenbird and Black and White Warblers in the park with a noticeable decline in Yellow rumped Warblers and Palm Warblers (I found no Palm Warblers for the day). I headed for home around 9:30 as the increase in people began to wear thin. We took Wilson for a walk along the land trust trail in Belchertown and I had not only my first Blue winged Warbler of the season but also a Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler hybrid (the individual had yellow wing bars/patches but otherwise looked like a typical Blue winged Warbler and it sang a typical Blue winged Warbler song). I managed a few marginal photos with the iPhone through the binoculars to document the bird. Most of the rest of the day was spent around the yard where I had half a dozen warblers (no sign of any Blue winged Warbler today but I hold out hope one will finally show this year). Overall for the day I had 16 species of warbler for the day plus the hybrid.
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| Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Home, Belchertown, MA, May 3, 2020 |
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| Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Home, Belchertown, MA, May 3, 2020 |
The second warbler for the season turned up at the water feature at the house when a few Yellow rumped Warblers dropped in.
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