November comes to an end

Common Yellowthroat, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Nov 1, 2022

Palm Warbler 'yellow', Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Nov 1, 2022

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Great Pond, Hatfield, MA, Nov 7, 2022

Orange crowned Warbler, Great Pond, Hatfield, MA, Nov 7, 2022

Palm Warbler 'western', Hadley mall thicket, Hadley, MA, Nov 20, 2022

November has now come to an end and we now enter the time period where warblers become exceedingly tough to find here and I look to going south to get out of the winter chill and find warblers.  This November in Hampshire County I found a total of five species (Orange crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Palm Warbler (both subspecies) and Yellow rumped Warbler).  Most of these were early in the month although I did have my latest date ever for a 'western' Palm Warbler on November 20th.  Finding anything beyond a Yellow rumped Warbler (and even that can be difficult) during the next three months will be tough but I will try.