Saturday, September 27, 2025

Big influx of Blackpoll Warblers the last couple mornings

Blackpoll Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Blackpoll Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Northern Parula
Northern Parula, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Northern Parula
Northern Parula, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Nashville Warbler
Nashville Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Ovenbird
Ovenbird, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Blackpoll Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Chestnut sided Warbler
Chestnut sided Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Wilson sleeping
Wilson sleeping, Belchertown, MA, Sep 27, 2025
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 26, 2025
Blackpoll Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 26, 2025
Black throated Green Warbler
Black throated Green Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 26, 2025
Northern Parula
Northern Parula, Belchertown, MA, Sep 26, 2025
Blackpoll Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 26, 2025
Cape May Warbler
Cape May Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 26, 2025
Black and White Warbler
Black and White Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Sep 26, 2025

After a couple days of somewhat rainy weather we returned to mainly sunny and rather warm conditions the last couple days and although the winds were not perfect for migration the last two mornings have produced impressive numbers of Blackpoll Warblers with double digit counts at multiple locations both days...with my highest count at a single spot being 33 in a bit under a mile of walking!  I also had above normal counts of Northern Parula, Ovenbird, Cape May Warblers and Chestnut sided Warblers in at least a few spots.  This morning had the biggest diversity and numbers with a total of 17 species.  We should have continued warmth until a cold front comes in to start off the month of October and I expect to see the next big push after that front. 

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