Cerulean Warbler singing a parula like song at Quabbin Park

Cerulean Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 22, 2023

Cerulean Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 22, 2023

Blue winged Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 22, 2023

American Redstart, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jun 22, 2023

Yellow Warbler, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jun 22, 2023

Prairie Warbler, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jun 22, 2023

I once again stayed fairly close to home this morning with a few stops before heading back home to be with Wilson.  I was out before sunrise and made a few stops in Belchertown and Ware with my longest stop at Quabbin Park.  Before I even left the house I got a singing Louisiana Waterthrush along Jabish Brook (I had not heard one at home since mid May!).  The highlight for the morning was a Cerulean Warbler at Quabbin Park that was singing a parula like song in an area away from the spot I have had Cerulean Warbler on and off since May 22nd (there are recordings on the bird in the Quabbin Park eBird list linked above).  When I first heard the bird I honestly expected to see a parula when I finally got a look at it but instead it was a Cerulean Warbler.  Always fun to run across unusual sounding individuals.  Overall for the morning I had a dozen species with lots of evidence of successful breeding with adults carrying food and a few juveniles around.  No sign of the Lawrence's Warbler during my time in the park this morning but I suspect it is still around the area somewhere.