Increasing numbers of new arrivals the last couple days

Northern Parula, Mitch's Way, Hadley, MA, Apr 28, 2016

Northern Parula, Mitch's Way, Hadley, MA, Apr 28, 2016

Yellow rumped Warbler, Mitch's Way, Hadley, MA, Apr 28, 2016

Louisiana Waterthrush, Mitch's Way, Hadley, MA, Apr 28, 2016

Spotted Sandpipers (part of group of 16 in small area), Hadley, MA, Apr 28, 2016

After work this morning I made a few stops before heading home and I managed to find a number of new species.  My first stop along the river in Hadley produced a high count of 16 Spotted Sandpipers, a couple Solitary Sandpipers and a Warbling Vireo (#146).  I then worked further south to Mitch's Way which produced a number of new species for the year including Yellow Warbler (#147), Rose breasted Grosbeak (#148), Northern Waterthrush (#149), Gray Catbird (#150), Northern Parula (#151) and Nashville Warbler (#152).  I found a total of eight warbler species at Mitch's Way and ran across two more species elsewhere making today the first day this spring to get so many.

Bonaparte's Gull, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Apr 28, 2016

Bonaparte's Gull, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Apr 28, 2016

Greater Scaup, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Apr 28, 2016

I also made a brief stop at Winsor Dam which turned up a male Greater Scaup and a Bonaparte's Gull in just a few minutes of scanning.  The house also produced some good stuff including a somewhat early Veery (#153)

Yesterday morning on my way to work I made a couple stops along the river in Hadley but the fog made viewing tough but I nonetheless turned up one new species...Common Yellowthroat (#145).  Sadly no luck on finding any shorebirds at the Honey Pot or the East Meadows but there may have been birds there hidden in the fog.