Warblers through the third week of July

Common Yellowthroat, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jul 12, 2024

Black and White Warbler, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jul 12, 2024

Blue winged Warbler, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jul 12, 2024

Chestnut sided Warbler, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jul 12, 2024

Warbler species, (likely Yellow rumped Warbler), Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jul 12, 2024

American Redstart, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jul 12, 2024

Prairie Warbler, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jul 12, 2024

Yellow Warblers, Great Pond, Hatfield, MA, Jul 15, 2024

Blue winged Warbler, Ware, MA, Jul 18, 2024

Yellow Warbler, Ware, MA, Jul 18, 2024

Prairie Warbler, Ware, MA, Jul 18, 2024

Common Yellowthroat, Ware, MA, Jul 18, 2024

Black and White Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jul 20, 2024

Blue winged Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Jul 20, 2024

Chestnut sided Warbler, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jul 21, 2024

Worm eating Warbler, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Jul 21, 2024

The last several days to end out the third week of July have largely continued our hot and humid weather with frequent thunderstorms although we thankfully got a bit of a reprieve the last few days.  This time of year typically is a bit of a slow period as breeding is largely well underway or complete and warbler song has slowed down quite a bit and migration has not started.  There certainly can be some short distance dispersal of some species and I had evidence of that today in Ware when I found a Worm eating Warbler well away from any known breeding locations.  The ever increasing number of fledglings and the molting of adults result in some funky looking individuals and at least add some interest to birding in a typically dull part of the year.