With great migration conditions overnight I had high hopes for the morning but my hopes were dashed as I turned up just two species of warblers at Arcadia in almost two and a half hours of walking! Unfortunately I had other commitments that ended my birding a little after eight so I was unable to try even more areas and recheck other spots after the sun warmed things up a bit (the morning started off at a cool 46 degrees). There were certainly quite a few birds moving overnight but I definitely picked the wrong spot to check this morning. After finishing up a class I came home and took Wilson for a walk and we came across a small mixed flock that contained half a dozen species of warbler including my first Bay breasted Warbler of the fall....no good camera on me so no photos from that group of warblers.
I started out the month yesterday morning with visits to a few spots in my immediate area including Ware and Quabbin Park and these stops were much more productive then this morning. Although the day started off fairly calm the winds picked up a lot by a little after eight and stayed up all day. Before the winds picked up I had some good luck with warblers with my first Wilson's Warbler of the fall plus a juvenile Mourning Warbler that popped up ever so briefly. I had a few warblers in the yard in the afternoon and by the end of the day I had a lucky 13 species of warbler.
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