Friday, November 3, 2017

Warblers at the end of October into the beginning of November

Palm Warbler 'yellow', Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 28, 2017
Yellow rumped Warbler, Aracdia, Northampton, MA, Oct 22, 2017
Now that October has come to an end and November begins the warblers have largely vacated the area to points south.  October featured above normal temperatures through most of the month which resulted in some warblers sticking around longer than usual into the later parts of the month.  Overall for the month I had a total of 17 species of warblers (most in the early part of the month).  By the end of the month I could only turn up three species (Common Yellowthroat, Palm Warbler and Yellow rumped Warbler).  There are still a few warblers lingering around here into November with several Yellow rumped Warblers as well as a yellow Palm Warbler (seen this morning at Arcadia).  There is always the chance of a late rarity showing up but that is far from certain.

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