September ends and an update on the impacts on warblers in the Caribbean

Northern Parula, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Sep 28, 2017

Magnolia Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Sep 28, 2017

Tennessee Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Sep 28, 2017

Pine Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Sep 27, 2017

Blackburnian Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Sep 27, 2017

Black throated Green Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Sep 25, 2017

Common Yellowthroat, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 24, 2017

As September comes to an end there are still a number of warblers around with 19 species still around for the last week of the month.  Tennessee Warblers and Connecticut Warblers continue to be around in decent numbers (more about these species over the course of the entire fall in a later post).  A total of 26 species of warblers for the month was fairly decent.


Thankfully some good news coming out of the storm battered Caribbean with word that at least some Barbuda Warblers survived the 185 MPH winds of Hurricane Irma.  A survey team from Birds Caribbean made a one day survey of the island and found eight individuals.  The hope is there are others surviving in different sections of the island.  Although eight is a tiny fraction of the population before the storm at least the species avoided extinction.  A link to the article from Birds Caribbean: Barbuda Warbler survey trip
No word yet from Puerto Rico on the two endemic species there but hopefully good news will come from there at some point.

Blackpoll Warbler, Home, Belchertown, MA, Sep 20, 2017

Tennessee Warbler, Home, Belchertown, MA, Sep 25, 2017

Tennessee Warbler, Home, Belchertown, MA, Sep 26, 2017

At home I have managed to capture two new warbler species on the motion camera at the water feature bringing the water feature list to ten species.  The two new ones were Blackpoll Warbler (9/20) and Tennessee Warbler (9/25 and again on 9/26).