After an early stop at Lake Wallace looking for waders I headed up to the Pelham/Belchertown area in search of warblers and had some great luck with a variety of early arrivals. It was a tad bit breezy in Pelham which made tracking down birds a bit tough. Nonetheless I still found a Tennessee Warbler among eight species of warblers present. I then moved on to a spot in Belchertown and the winds was almost non existent there and I had ever more luck with a Northern Parula and a ratty looking Bay breasted Warbler in molt for early arrivals. I had ten species total during this stop with most birds in two widely separated mixed species flocks with few species in between. Fall warbler migration is certainly picking up and gives a sign of what is ahead for September.
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