Palm Warbler This was actually the 1st Warbler I saw this Spring! They’re the most cooperative warblers in my opinion! I posted the Yellow-throated Warbler 1st because it’s more rare in these parts.
Yellow-throated Warbler This Warbler has been the main attraction at Franklin Park! I happened to check ebird yesterday and someone reported seeing it the day before, so I decided to go out and see if I could find it. Figured I’d take a chance. Soon as I arrived to the location, there it was singing and foraging in the trees. Not a lifer for me, but 1st time seeing it in Massachusetts. My 1st encounter was in Florida.
Blackburnian Warbler I actually photographed one for the 1st time at Mount Auburn Cemetery last year. It was far away and high up in a tree. The pic wasn’t good, so I never posted it. However, I was still happy to see one for the 1st time. This is the 2nd encounter and I was able to get a little better pic. It’s not the kind of pic I was hoping for, but it’s better than the one I took last year. This Warbler isn’t cooperative at all!
Worm-eating Warbler #lifer Starting the week of with a lifer! I went to Connecticut for a couple of days to go birding and as I was about to enter a nature trail, I heard a constant bird call. I had no idea what it was. I actually started to ignore it. I kept hearing it and something told me to use the sound ID on the Merlin app and when I saw it was a Worm-eating Warbler, I immediately got excited! There were actually a few of them in the area! I started moving closer to the sound and there it was, foraging in the tree. It actually was on the ground in the bushes scratching for insects too! Definitely thank Merlin for that identification, because I was totally going to keep walking.
Northern Parula I won’t even tell you how many shots I took of this Warbler! Just know it was way more than the previous post of the Prairie Warbler! It was kind of high up in the tree for a while, then for a brief moment it came down lower, giving me some decent looks. I wasn’t able to get a clean, full body sideview like I was hoping for, but this one will do.
Yellow-rumped Warbler ♂️ The Warblers are coming, the Warblers are coming! I was able to photograph this beautiful bird yesterday, plus a Black-and-white Warbler. I’m hoping this is a sign for a great Spring migration!
The Hooded Warbler lives in eastern North America. They nest in low areas of bush in woodlands. Hooded Warblers are often the victim of brood parasitism by the brown-headed cowbird. This means that a cowbird will lay an egg in a warbler nest and the warbler will raise the chick as if it were its own.