As part of an ongoing, multistate study of Cerulean Warblers a couple biologist were on site to try capture and band the Cerulean Warblers I have been watching at Quabbin. Cerulean Warblers at the very limit of their range in Massachusetts with just a few pairs scattered around the area. After a little of birding in the morning I caught up with the biologists a little before nine and immediately a Cerulean Warbler was singing nearby. I had heard at least two in the area when I checked earlier in the morning. I thought it would be easy to capture and band the very vocal of the two Cerulean Warblers around for the morning and they captured him fairly quickly in a mist net. He was quickly banded, weighed, measured and had a measurements made before I was able to release him back into the trees to try to attract a mate. He flew out of my hand and sang a song in flight, landed, sang again and then caught an insect and returned to the tops of the trees. Always a treat to see a warbler up close and remember this tiny guy has made the trip down and back to South America at least once and found his way here. I will be keeping an eye on these Cerulean Warblers throughout the breeding and season and hopefully they will nest successfully again.
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