After a yet another long shift at work I headed out on a cold morning to try my luck in turning up warblers with the main target being the continued Wilson's Warbler which I last saw it on November 7th and a sighting today would tie my latest ever record for the species in Hampshire County (more on that below). As it was only in the 20's to start the morning I decided to try a couple other spots before heading down to try to find the Wilson's Warbler after it warmed a bit. I found at least a half a dozen Yellow rumped Warblers along the river in Hadley in a spot which has featured overwintering Yellow rumped Warblers in past years. I was happy to see multiples around and hopefully at least some will stick around through the winter.
I arrived at Mount Holyoke College around quarter of nine and started looking for the Wilson's Warbler. After a bit of looking around the botanic garden I checked a few other nearby spots and finally found it. It was moving around a lot and trying to get photos as it flew from one area was a bit of a chore but I was happy to get any photos. This sighting ties a sighting back in 2020 for my latest date for the species. It will be interesting to see how long it stays around the location.
Although I was starting to losing steam from being tired I wanted to find more warblers and thought of going to UMASS to see if any Common Yellowthroats were still around the campus pond but instead decided on trying my luck at Winsor Dam trying to find any Pine Warblers that have been reported from there sporadically the last several days. I had good luck with this search and got distant looks and photos of at least two and possibly three individuals. The Pine Warblers added another warbler species for the month for me, bringing my total to five.
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