At the beginning of Spring migration 2011 I had one major goal. Getting a good male Golden-winged Warbler photo was the top priority. It took 4 visits to the breeding grounds to finally meet with success. While on the quest there were a few surprises. Photographing Blue-winged, Brewster’s and Lawrence’s Warblers completed the grand slam, something I never could have expected.  On top of that the Lawrence’s was a female building a nest. Both Brewster’s and Lawrence’s are hybrids of the other 2 with Lawrence’s being much less common. The plus one was a Kentucky Warbler, a bird not seen very often in the NYC area. Sometimes things just fall into place.

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