What a difference a day makes with the weather. Yesterday it was in the low 40's, cloudy and breezy and today it was sunny and it made it into the upper 70's! I made a brief stop at Winsor Dam on the way to work but the winds made viewing difficult and I didn't have anything noteworthy. I noticed a few raptors moving today when the winds switched around to southerly and increased. The winds should stay like this tonight before a front comes through with showers and turns the winds back around. Hopefully many migrants will take advantage of the winds early in the night and make their way north. I would expect the arrival of at least a few new species tomorrow. Time will tell!
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| Glossy Ibis (one of three), Rail Trail, Amherst, MA, Apr 23, 2013 |
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| Tree Swallows and a couple Northern Rough winged Swallows, Rail Trail, Amherst, MA, Apr 23, 2013 |
Yesterday I added species
#141 at home in the morning before sunrise when a House Wren sang several times. I also stopped briefly along the rail trail in Amherst to see if the Glossy Ibis were still present. After a bit of looking I found all three birds fairly close but somewhat obscured. I last saw them fly out low up over the trail and put down further upstream along Hop Brook.
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