Warblers for August

Cerulean Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 27, 2019

Cerulean Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 27, 2019

 Common Yellowthroat, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 26, 2019

 Chestnut sided Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 26, 2019

 Blue winged Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 26, 2019

Yellow Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 26, 2019

Northern Waterthrush, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 26, 2019

Common Yellowthroat, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 26, 2019

Yellow Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 27, 2019

American Redstart, UMASS, Amherst, MA, Aug 27, 2019

Common Yellowthroat, UMASS, Amherst, MA, Aug 22, 2019

Common Yellowthroat, Quabbin Park, MA, Aug 19, 2019

As August comes to an end the height of fall warbler migration nears.  Some species have already moved on with the first to move out being Louisiana Waterthrush (my last record for the year was on August 13 while out in New York...my last record in the county for the year was in mid July).  I found a total of 21 warbler species in Hampshire County for the month with the highlights including a Cerulean Warbler and a couple Mourning Warblers mid month.

I also came across an interesting article about a record old Kentucky Warbler that was recently captured in Alabama.  The bird was originally banded in the summer of 2010 at which point it was at least two years old which would now make the bird at least 11 years old!  A truly amazing age for a warbler.  The link to the article can be found here.