I spent the first day of the new month out in search of Yellow rumped Warblers on what was a cold morning with temps in the upper single digits at dawn. There has been two fairly reliable spots for the species this winter with multiple individuals overwintering (although sometimes the birds have been absent when I have checked). I decided to make my first stop down to Arcadia. I thought I would need to spend some time looking and waiting for it to warm up a bit but I heard one almost as soon as I got out of the car and then got great views. This individual showed quite well as it fed on poison ivy berries. A second individual was also heard and distantly seen. I have now increased my streak to 59 continuous months of at least one warbler species in Hampshire County. After getting some good photos I headed down to Mitch's Way to check on the other known overwintering group. I walked in and after a bit of looking turned up two individuals in the same area I have had them all winter. I got some distant photos of them before making the hike back out. On my way out I heard another one and got some brief looks at it before I got distracted by a Ruby crowned Kinglet and concentrated on getting photos of that rarity instead of photos of the third Yellow rumped Warbler in the area. It was nice to see the warblers still around despite all the cold weather and bouts of snow.
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