A Clay colored Sparrow, more Connecticut Warblers and a Dickcissel today and a Yellow breasted Chat at UMASS yesterday

Clay colored Sparrow, Honey Pot, Hadley, MA, Sep 22, 2016

Clay colored Sparrow, Honey Pot, Hadley, MA, Sep 22, 2016

Connecticut Warbler, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 22, 2016

Connecticut Warbler, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 22, 2016

Connecticut Warbler, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 22, 2016

Lincoln's Sparrow, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 22, 2016

Lincoln's Sparrow, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 22, 2016

Swamp Sparrow, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 22, 2016

Indigo Bunting, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 22, 2016

Song Sparrow, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 22, 2016

Today I decided to head back over to Arcadia to try to turn up some more unusual birds and I managed to find two Connecticut Warblers (easily my best fall for this species ever), a Dickcissel and a decent influx of sparrows (7 species) including an amazing 17 Lincoln's Sparrows.  I also stopped at the Honey Pot on my way home and added a couple more species of sparrows including a Clay colored Sparrow, which became species #225 for the county this year.  Full lists with loads more photos at the following links:

Arcadia:  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31703955

Honey Pot:  http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31703956

Yellow Warbler, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Sep 21, 2016

Common Yellowthroat, UMASS, Amherst, MA, Sep 21, 2016

Yesterday I spent a few hours at UMASS with the highlight being a Yellow breasted Chat that popped into view briefly not long after I was joined by Keenan and Isabel. Eventually the bird popped back up again briefly but none of us were quick enough to get a photo. The chat became my 32nd warbler species that I have seen at UMASS...a real hotspot for warblers to be sure. I added a Mourning Warbler a little later in the morning in the fields near Sylvan. Other notables included three species of wrens including a Winter Wren.  A brief stop at Arcadia on my way to an appointment produced a couple of Yellow Warblers but no other unusual species.