April warblers

Orange crowned Warbler, UMASS, Amherst, MA, Apr 29, 2019

Black and White Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Apr 24, 2019

 American Redstart, Quabbin Park, MA, Apr 25, 2019

 Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Home, Belchertown, MA, Apr 24, 2019

Palm Warbler 'yellow', Home, Belchertown, MA, Apr 24, 2019

Black throated Green Warbler, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, Apr 30, 2019

Now that the month has come to an end I will take a quick look at totals for the month and how they compare to other years.  Overall the month was very wet with nearly record rainfall for the month but thankfully little snow.  The last week has been cooler than normal but earlier in the month it was above normal for temperatures which came in via some strong southerly winds.

I had a total of 13 species of warbler for the month with the most notable be an Orange crowned Warbler I found yesterday and record early dates for Ovenbird, American Redstart and Black throated Green Warbler.  Not my best April ever but better than several other years and above my April average of 10.5 species over the last ten plus years.   All my April totals from the year 2008 until last year can be found at the following post from last April.