The weather finally warmed up a bit after many days of frigid weather and I was able to get out birding this morning after work with the main target being a warbler species for the new month. I had at least two Yellow rumped Warblers at Arcadia to end January so I was hopeful I could relocate them again today and I was successful with at least three individuals present. It was nice to have easily accessible birds as the only other overwinter Yellow rumped Warblers I know of involve a bit of a walk to get to them (I'll try to check on these birds sometime in the next couple weeks). The warblers were mainly feeding on poison ivy berries (a common food source for overwinter Yellow rumped Warblers in the area). With my sightings this morning I have know seen and photographed at least one warbler species in Hampshire County for 58 continuous months. Although it was much warmer today I'm already missing my time in Costa Rica recently and look forward to getting down to the tropics again soon.
****addition...Although raining a bit and having an icy walk in I checked on the Yellow rumped Warblers at Mitch's Way on Thursday and found at least two still present.
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