Chestnut sided Warbler at nest, Quabbin Park, MA, May 11, 2024
Chestnut sided Warbler at nest, Quabbin Park, MA, May 11, 2024
Black and White Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 11, 2024
Ovenbird, Quabbin Park, MA, May 11, 2024
American Redstart, Quabbin Park, MA, May 11, 2024
American Redstart gathering nest material, Quabbin Park, MA, May 11, 2024
Cerulean Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 11, 2024
Brewster's Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 11, 2024
Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler hybrid, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 11, 2024
Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler hybrid, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 11, 2024
Today was the annual Global Big Day put on by eBird to try to maximize the number of people seeing birds in a single day around the globe. The event has grown over the last several years and involves tens of thousands of people seeing millions of birds and submitting as many as 150,000 checklists in a single day. What did that mean for me? I did a typical day of birding for May (within the confines of what my back will allow). I didn't come close to maximizing all the possible warblers with just 22 species (plus multiple hybrids). My best day so far for the spring was yesterday when I had 25 species. Not being able to get to all the places I typically would go certainly makes a big warbler day a tougher proposition this year. Even without tons of warblers I had some great encounters including watching a Chestnut sided Warbler nest building at Quabbin.
Blue winged Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 10, 2024
Wilson's Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 10, 2024
Cerulean Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 10, 2024
Bay breasted Warbler, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 9, 2024
Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Home, Belchertown, MA, May 9, 2024
Wilson's Warbler, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 9, 2024
American Redstart, Quabbin Park, MA, May 9, 2024
Canada Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 9, 2024
Brewster's Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 9, 2024
Magnolia Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 9, 2024
As mentioned above I have had some good warbler days the last couple days, including a decent selection around the house. I'll let the photos tell the story.
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