Today was the first real day of really warm weather for the season and what will likely end up being record setting heat by the end of the week (likely around 85). Although it started out cool in the 30's it warmed up fairly quick once the sun came up and eventually reached the low 70's. I went out before dawn and visited a number of locations with warblers figuring in highly once it started warming up. I had four species for the morning with some really good looks at a few individuals (first time this season of having four species in a morning). Palm Warblers and Pine Warblers are around in numbers in many locations and Yellow rumped Warblers and Louisiana Waterthurushes are just starting to arrive although I expect those numbers to increase a lot with our upcoming warm weather and decent winds for migration. Will something unusual be pushed further north earlier than expected and/or will a southern species overshoot into the area (like a Yellow throated Warbler)? Who knows but I will be out looking (and enjoying the warm weather). To see some of my record early (and late) dates in the county check out the following link: early and late dates.
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