A slightly early Black and White Warbler on another warm day

Black and White Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Apr 17, 2026

Palm Warbler 'yellow', Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Apr 17, 2026

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Apr 17, 2026

After a very successful trip from Texas to Arizona I arrived back home on Wednesday evening to summer like weather (multiple posts on the trip coming up as soon as I go through all the photos).  The warm weather certainly had me thinking of some early arriving warblers thanks to southerly winds for multiple nights with the chance for a southern overshoot always on my mind.  Yesterday was in the 80's with a fair amount of sun and although a little cooler and cloudier today it still got into the low 70's.  Yellow rumped Warblers, Palm Warblers and Pine Warblers have arrived in numbers plus some Louisiana Waterthrushes.  I also found a slightly early Black and White Warbler at a foggy Quabbin Park.  The extreme warmth will quickly be coming to an end with temps that will drop substantially over the weekend.