June 10th, 2005. Quabbin Reservoir area, MA.

This morning we headed south from Keene to the Quabbin wilderness area in Massachusetts where Susannah has survey work planned for the summer. We spent some time scouting sites at Gate 40 and Gate 29, and enjoyed a relatively cool morning though the mosquitoes were quite bothersome at times. As expected in late spring, the area was full of bird song with notable species including Northern Parula (3 from Gate 29), Prairie Warbler (2 from Gate 40, 5 from Gate 29), Blackburnian Warbler ( 2 from Gate 29), Blue-winged Warbler (2 from Gate 40), and Yellow-throated Vireo (1 from Gate 29).

Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus, Skinner Hill Road, Quabbin, MA.

Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus. A second, much more skulking individual along Skinner Hill Road, Quabbin, MA.

Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca, Gate 29, Quabbin, MA.

Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea, first-summer male, Skinner Hill Road, Quabbin, MA.

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