Prairie Warbler, Amherst, MA, Oct 1, 2024
Palm Warbler 'yellow', Amherst, MA, Oct 1, 2024
Common Yellowthroat, Amherst, MA, Oct 1, 2024
Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Amherst, MA, Oct 1, 2024
Northern Parula, Amherst, MA, Oct 1, 2024
Magnolia Warbler, Amherst, MA, Oct 1, 2024
Black throated Green Warbler, Amherst, MA, Oct 1, 2024
Blackpoll Warbler, Amherst, MA, Oct 1, 2024
Black and White Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Oct 1, 2024
Ovenbird, Belchertown, MA, Oct 1, 2024
Pine Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Oct 1, 2024
I was pleasantly surprised to have a fantastic start to October for warblers with a total of 14 species at my two stops this morning (I managed to get at least marginal photos of eleven of the species). It was a surprise as the end of September had below typical diversity of warblers compared to a typical year. I specifically headed out this morning with the intention of trying to track down as many warblers as I could. I decided to start my morning in
Amherst and despite a persistent fog I managed to find ten species, with the most unusual being two late Prairie Warblers. I also had above typical counts for a few other species including Common Yellowthroat and Northern Parula. After a little over two hours I headed to my second stop which was in Belchertown to look for some other species and try to get out of the fog. Although I didn't have enough time to cover the area as much as I wanted I still got four new warbler species for the morning and the area was fog free (although a bit breezy). It was certainly a great start to the new month for me and there are still a few more species I should be able to turn up with a bit more effort.
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