Magnolia Warbler, Amherst, MA, Oct 10, 2026
Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Amherst, MA, Oct 10, 2026
Palm Warbler 'yellow', Amherst, MA, Oct 10, 2026
Common Yellowthroat, Amherst, MA, Oct 10, 2026
Nashville Warbler, Belchertown Land Trust Trail, Belchertown, MA, Oct 10, 2026
Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Belchertown Land Trust Trail, Belchertown, MA, Oct 10, 2026
Black throated Green Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Oct 10, 2026
Blackpoll Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Oct 10, 2026
Cape May Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Oct 11, 2026
Black throated Green Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Oct 11, 2026
Northern Parula, Silvio Conte NWR -Fort River, Hadley, MA, Oct 11, 2026
Common Yellowthroat, Silvio Conte NWR -Fort River, Hadley, MA, Oct 11, 2026
I took part in the annual
October Big Day yesterday and I kept my focus on warblers as I explored a number of areas during a large portion of the morning. It started off quite cool with temps in the 40's with thankfully no wind and abundant sunshine. It warmed throughout the morning and eventually the temps made it to the low 60's by the afternoon. I found a total of ten species of warblers for my effort including a couple late species including Magnolia Warbler and Cape May Warbler. The most common species by far was Yellow rumped Warbler with multiple areas hosting double digit counts of the species. Today I headed out once again on a cold morning although this time there was little sun as clouds and eventually rain moved in from the remnants of Hurricane Isaias. I had nine species today including a few I missed yesterday, with one new one being another late species (Northern Parula). The last two days I found a total of 13 species of warblers. Trying to get double digit counts going forward will continue to become more and more difficult. The only upside is later fall brings the chance of a vagrant warbler from the west showing up...far from a guarantee but at least it keeps one looking as the slide toward winter continues.
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