Sunday, August 31, 2025

August comes to an end

Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Aug 29, 2025
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Aug 29, 2025
Nashville Warbler
Nashville Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Aug 29, 2025
Ovenbird
Ovenbird, UMASS Demonstration Forest, Belchertown, MA, Aug 31, 2025
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler, UMASS Demonstration Forest, Belchertown, MA, Aug 31, 2025
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Aug 30, 2025
Nashville Warbler
Nashville Warbler, UMASS Demonstration Forest, Belchertown, MA, Aug 29, 2025
Black throated Green Warbler
Black throated Green Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Aug 29, 2025
Magnolia Warbler
Magnolia Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Aug 29, 2025
Chestnut sided Warbler
Chestnut sided Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Aug 29, 2025
Northern Parula
Northern Parula, Belchertown, MA, Aug 29, 2025
Canada Warbler
Canada Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Aug 29, 2025

August has now come to an end and I'm quite happy with the haul of warblers with a total of 26 species with a good showing of early arrivals (plus a few lingering species to begin the month).  The early arrivals have included Bay breasted Warbler (a great early showing for the species), Tennessee Warbler, Cape May Warbler (also a good showing), Northern Parula and Nashville Warbler.  We now enter the second peak period for warblers here (the best being May of course).  Diversity and numbers peak and then we start the long downhill slide into later fall and then winter.  Very happy to say I will not be here for the core of the cold of winter.  Bring on September with the promise of a Connecticut Warbler (or hopefully many)!

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