Friday, October 17, 2025

A couple Orange crowned Warblers and a late Tennessee Warbler on another breezy day

Orange crowned Warbler
Orange crowned Warbler, Amherst, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Orange crowned Warbler
Orange crowned Warbler, Amherst, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Orange crowned Warbler
Orange crowned Warbler, Amherst, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Orange crowned Warbler
Orange crowned Warbler, Amherst, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Orange crowned Warbler
Orange crowned Warbler, Amherst, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat, Amherst, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Blackpoll Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle'
Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Belchertown, MA, Oct 17, 2025
Palm Warbler 'yellow'
Palm Warbler 'yellow', Belchertown, MA, Oct 17, 2025

Our weather of cool and breezy to windy weather continued today although at least now we have sun so it is a bit more tolerable.  I managed to find two Orange crowned Warblers today in Amherst and this is only the third time I have gotten two of them on the same day in the county ever (the two previous times were at Arcadia on Sept 22, 2023 and Oct 14, 2020).  Besides the Orange crowned Warblers I had a slightly late Tennessee Warbler as well as four other warbler species (Yellow rumped Warbler, Palm Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler and Common Yellowthroat...in order of abundance).  Given all the fantastic migration conditions and cooler weather this month is not shaping up to feature many late warblers or counts over half a dozen species for a day as many species are long gone.  I will certainly be out looking and keeping my fingers crossed for a true rarity.

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