Thursday, October 27, 2022

A Yellow rumped Warbler with white splotches on its face (plus other warblers the last few days)

 

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle' with white splotches on face, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Oct 27, 2022
Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle' with white splotches on face, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Oct 27, 2022
Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle' with white splotches on face, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Oct 27, 2022
Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle' with white head, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 16, 2020
Palm Warbler 'yellow', Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Oct 24, 2022
Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', East Meadows, Northampton, MA, Oct 24, 2022

We enjoyed a few unseasonably warm days but today it is coming to an end as strong northwest winds bring in cooler air for the rest of the week and into the weekend.  Nonetheless it was nice while it lasted with temps yesterday that topped off in the low 70's with high humidity...a taste of summer in late October!  I have been out looking for warblers the last few days when I could and turned up mainly the expected Yellow rumped Warblers and Palm Warblers plus a Common Yellowthroat on Tuesday that would not cooperate for photos.  Among the Yellow rumped Warblers I have had the last several days was a unique individual this morning that had white splotches on its face (more pronounced on the left side).  A neat looking bird and reminded me of another Yellow rumped Warbler with lots of white on it I had at the house back in May 2020 although the one today was much more subtle.  Always fun sorting through hordes of Yellow rumped Warblers and coming across something a little different.


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