I headed out on a windy and cool morning in the hopes of tracking down a Brewster's Warbler that Ted found yesterday along the rail trail. This hybrid is a combo of Blue winged x Golden winged parentage and one I had not yet run across this spring. Of the two named and easily recognizable hybrids of these two species, Brewster's Warbler is the more common one with Lawrence's Warbler being less common. I actually already had Lawrence's Warbler for the year at Quabbin Park on May 12th so I was overdue to find a Brewster's. I arrived and started walking to the general area where Ted had it and after a bit of searching I could hear a Blue winged Warbler song and tracked down the bird making the song and found the Brewster's. It is a really neat looking bird and I wish the lighting was better for photos but I was happy to get a view and some decent photos. I then walked a few trails in the area and when I returned once the sun popped up, the bird was no where to be found. I then made a few other stops at various locations mainly checking on any Blue winged Warbler songs I heard. Another hybrid that I found in Amherst was also still around (overall Blue winged like in appearance but with a yellowish wing patch). All the other birds that I tracked down looked like typical Blue winged Warblers. Still holding out hope to see a pure Golden winged Warbler this spring and perhaps with a little luck I will have some success. The last Golden winged Warbler I had in the county was the one I found at the very end of May 2017 in Quabbin Park that stuck around for a few days with lots of people getting to see it.
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