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We are in the middle of an apparent northern parula irruption. I first heard the song, a very rapid rising trill cut off abruptly at the end with a falling note, and was immediately excited (not least because I could identify the song). I was able to track down the bird and view it from no more than 20 feet away: an adult male -- a small warbler, dark bluish gray on face and upperparts with two white wingbars, white eye arcs, orange-yellow lower mandible, a yellow chin with dark neck band separating it from yellow breast, upper breast with an orange bib below the neck band, white belly and undertail coverts, white undertail with dark tips. I did not see the back itself, but a couple of photos show the lime green patch. I had the bird sharply in focus in my camera, but it would not click saying the battery was dead. Ran back to the car for fresh batteries and came back to try to find the bird for photo documentation. It was still singing but I couldn't locate it in the dense foliage. I got some audio recordings, then played a short burst of the song, and it came down to investigate. I'll upload photos when I get back to town next week