After our biggest snow storm of the year so far with around 6" of snow I spent some time cleaning up the yard before I decided to try again for a Palm Warbler that is somehow surviving in a series of farm fields well away from any homes. It was originally reported on New Years Eve and then not seen again until yesterday. I had made a few checks of the area over the last couple weeks with no luck in finding it. I made a quick trip over to the area yesterday just before the snow arrived and struck out. Although it was sunny today it was darn cold with temps that were in the teens and stayed there all day with a wind that eventually kicked up a bit. I lucked out when I went over to Hadley in mid morning as the winds were not too strong at all. I looked through many areas in the general area where the warbler has been reported but came up empty. With cold and windy weather through most of the week coming up I don't hold out a lot of hope that the bird survives but birds can certainly surprise you and I will be out looking when I can.
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