As I typically do I tracked down as many Blue winged Warbler songs as I could for the spring and was rewarded with a number of hybrids. I found a single Brewster's Warbler returning to the same spot along the rail trail in Amherst on May 2nd. It was singing a typical Blue winged Warbler song and it continued through today when I saw it once again. Despite a lot of looking I was unable to find any rare Lawrence's Warblers for the spring. I also had a number of other hybrids which consisted of birds that mainly looked like typical Blue winged Warblers but with yellow wing bars/wing patches. Some of these same typical Blue winged Warbler songs and others sang unusual songs. I also ran across a number of what appeared to be typically Blue winged Warbler singing odd songs including a returning individual along the rail trail in Amherst that sang a Golden winged Warbler like song. I did have one bird that got away on a windy and cold day at Quabbin when I heard a warbler that sounded a lot like a Golden winged Warbler I found in almost the exact same area back in late May 2017. I tried my best to find it both that day and on subsequent days without any luck.
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