Thursday, September 18, 2025

My second Connecticut Warbler of the fall as sunny and beautiful weather continues

Prairie Warbler
Prairie Warbler, Rail Trail, Ware, MA, Sep 18, 2025
Prairie Warbler
Prairie Warbler, Rail Trail, Ware, MA, Sep 18, 2025
Magnolia Warbler
Magnolia Warbler, Rail Trail, Ware, MA, Sep 18, 2025
Connecticut Warbler habitat
Connecticut Warbler habitat, Ware, MA, Sep 18, 2025
Ovenbird
Ovenbird, Belchertown, MA, Sep 17, 2025
Black throated Blue Warbler
Black throated Blue Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 17, 2025
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat, Wentworth Farm Conservation Area, Amherst, MA, Sep 16, 2025
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler, Arcadia, Easthampton, MA, Sep 16, 2025
American Redstart
American Redstart, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 16, 2025
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat, Jabish Canal, Belchertown, MA, Sep 15, 2025
Northern Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush, Jabish Canal, Belchertown, MA, Sep 15, 2025

We continued to enjoy sunny and pleasant days with cooler nights...perfect September weather.  As has been the case for most of the month, migration conditions have been good most nights so lots of stuff is moving right on by.  This has resulted in a bit of a lull in new arrivals although I was very happy to find my second Connecticut Warbler in Ware this morning.  Although I got only fleeting glimpses of the bird and no photos I did get a few recordings.  During the rest of the morning I had just seven other species of warblers so certainly a slow day overall.  No really big banner days in the last few although there are certainly warblers to be found everyday...even managed to squeeze one out in the afternoon along the Mill River near Smith College after giving a short lecture on eBird to a biology class there.  I think the biggest diversity is behind us now but I suspect an influx of new arrivals over the weekend following the passage of the next cold front.  I will certainly be out there looking and listening and hoping for something unusual to cross my path.

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