Monday, August 26, 2024

More early arriving warblers

Northern Parula, Silvio Conte NWR- Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 26, 2024
Blue winged Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR- Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 26, 2024
American Redstart, Silvio Conte NWR- Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 26, 2024
Tennessee Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 24, 2024
Tennessee Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 24, 2024
Northern Parula, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 24, 2024
Prairie Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, Aug 24, 2024
Prairie Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Aug 22, 2024
Chestnut sided Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Aug 22, 2024
American Redstart, Quabbin Park, MA, Aug 22, 2024
Black throated Green Warbler with broken top mandible, Quabbin Park, MA, Aug 22, 2024
Cape May Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, Aug 22, 2024
Common Yellowthroat, Ware, MA, Aug 22, 2024
Mourning Warbler, Rail trail, Ware, MA, Aug 22, 2024

I have continued to find a number of early arriving warbler species the last few days with a decent influx of Tennessee Warblers that continue to have an excellent showing so far this migration season.  The other early arrivals included Northern Parulas, Cape May Warbler and Blackpoll Warbler.  These are in addition to multiple Bay breasted Warblers and Wilson's Warblers I had during the third week of the month. Besides the early arrivals I have also had a couple Mourning Warblers, which is a low density migrant in the fall.  Oddly I have not yet had a Magnolia Warbler for the month...very strange.  I currently stand at 24 species for August, which is not too bad at all.

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