October warblers

Black and White Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Oct 3, 2018

Black throated Green Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Oct 3, 2018

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 5, 2018

Palm Warbler 'yellow', Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 5, 2018

Yellow Warbler, Honey Pot, Hadley, MA, Oct 6, 2018

Common Yellowthroat, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 14, 2018

Tennessee Warbler, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 14, 2018

Black and White Warbler, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 19, 2018

Palm Warbler 'yellow', Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 22, 2018

I had a really good month for warblers with a total of 16 species including several latest ever dates for a number of species (a future post will cover early and late dates for the county in excruciating detail but that will have to wait until later).  The month was cooler than typical, especially the middle and end but the warblers still persisted.  November will feature just a few species but holds the possibility for a rarity to show up.

Black and White Warbler, Home, Belchertown, MA, Oct 1, 2018

Blackpoll Warbler, Home, Belchertown, MA, Oct 1, 2018

The camera at the water feature captured a few warblers for the month.

A few late warblers as the weather turns colder

Black and White Warbler, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 19, 2018

Black and White Warbler, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 19, 2018

Tennessee Warbler, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 19, 2018

Tennessee Warbler, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 19, 2018

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 19, 2018

Palm Warbler 'yellow', Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 19, 2018

Palm Warbler 'yellow' and Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 19, 2018

After enjoying warmer than average temperatures for the beginning of the month the pendulum has swung in the other direction and it has been below average for almost a week now with no end in sight for colder than normal temps.  Given the great migration conditions brought on by the northerly winds that have brought in our cold conditions I was surprised to turn up a couple late warblers this morning at Arcadia including a very late Black and White Warbler (beating my previous county late date by a week and a half) and a Tennessee Warbler (just shy of my latest county date ever).  In addition I had above normal count of Palm Warblers for this late in the season plus a single Common Yellowthroat and nearly fifty Yellow rumped Warblers.  Elsewhere for the day I had a Blackpoll Warbler giving me half a dozen species for the day. Full eBird list from Arcadia here.