Brewster's Warbler in Amherst plus a dull Nashville Warbler and Cerulean Warbler at Quabbin Park

Brewster's Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2024

Brewster's Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2024

Brewster's Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2024

Brewster's Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2024

Blue winged Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2024

After spending a few hours at Quabbin Park in the morning I still need to get another walk in while the weather was decent so I headed over to the rail trail in Amherst.  As I was arriving there I noticed an email about a hybrid warbler seen there earlier that looked fine for a Brewster's Warbler.  I walked out to the general area and heard both a Blue winged Warbler song and a Golden winged Warbler like song.  I tracked down the Golden winged like song and found a typical looking Blue winged Warbler.  The bird singing the Blue winged Warbler song turned out to be the Brewster's Warbler.  It took a bit of time and effort to get some photos as it worked an area along the trail.  After getting my fill of the Brewster's Warbler I walked a little further and once again had the hybrid I originally found on May 1st (no photos of it today as I got just distant, fleeting views).  Seeing the Brewster's Warbler certainly made my day a bit better.

Dull Nashville Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 7, 2024

Dull Nashville Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 7, 2024

Cerulean Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 7, 2024

Black throated Blue Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 7, 2024

Blue winged Warbler, Ware, MA, May 7, 2024

After failing to relocate a Hooded Warbler reported at Quabbin Park yesterday I decided to try one more time today.  I headed into the park around daybreak and made the walk to the general location but once again failed to find the bird.  I would have loved to hike some other trails in the area but my back would just not take it and I had to be content to stay on more level areas...this back thing is really starting to cramp my birding.  Despite being confined somewhat to the areas I could cover, I nonetheless turned up some good warblers including the continued Cerulean Warbler plus a very dull Nashville Warbler that had me thinking Virginia's Warbler when I saw it.  The park produced an impressive 22 species of warblers for the day including my first Bay breasted Warbler.