June comes to an end

American Redstart, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 23, 2023

American Redstart, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 23, 2023

Yellow Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, Jul 29, 2023

American Redstart fledgling, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 30, 2023

American Redstart fledgling being fed by adult, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 30, 2023

Prairie Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 30, 2023

Black and White Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jun 30, 2023

June has now come to an end and the weather has become more summer like with heat, humidity and showers/thunderstorms most day.  I ended the month with 23 species of warbler (22 of those in Hampshire County with the only out of county species being Hooded Warbler).  I finished up the month at Quabbin Park as I enjoyed a rare day off.  Lots of adults carrying food to unseen nests and fledglings.  I had a rather cooperative American Redstart fledgling being fed by an adult in the exact spot where I watched a full breeding cycle of some American Redstarts from nest building to fledging and I suspect the ones I saw today were the same ones.  I spent most of my time in the park in an unsuccessful search for the Lawrence's Warbler (last seen on June 19th) and the Cerulean Warblers (last seen on June 23rd).  I will keep checking back over the next several days in the hopes of turning them back up.