Mid April warblers

Palm Warbler 'yellow', Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Apr 15, 2020

Palm Warbler 'yellow', Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Apr 15, 2020

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Apr 15, 2020

Pine Warbler, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Apr 15, 2020

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Apr 15, 2020

The middle of April has arrived and with it the four expected species of warbler have started to arrive in numbers with the most numerous being Palm Warblers.  I have not had as much time to spend outside looking for warblers due to work but I have still gotten out a bit.  I stopped by Lake Wallace on my way to work yesterday and my way home today.  I had four species yesterday during just a 15 minute stop (Louisiana Waterthrush, Pine Warbler, Palm Warbler and Yellow rumped Warbler).  My stop today was a bit longer with the highlight being 50+ Palm Warblers in the relatively small area I covered.  The weather has been fairly cool and breezy lately but the birds always seem to find some protected areas that produce sufficient insects to feed on.  There is no big warm up in the forecast so I don't expect many (if any) new species over the next week (although with the strong southerly winds that occurred a few days ago the chance is there for a rarity and/or an early species to be discovered).