A cold and snowy first week of March

Red shouldered Hawk, Belchertown, MA, Mar 7, 2019

Barred Owl, Hadley, MA, Mat 7, 2019

Jabish Brook after the snow, Belchertown, MA, Mar 4, 2019

Yellow rumped Warbler, East Meadows, Northampton, MA, Mar 1, 2019

Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Mar 1, 2019

The first week of March has come to an end and it has been quite winter like with several inches of snow over the weekend into Monday followed by below average temperatures for the remainder of the week (highs in the low to mid 20's and lows in the single digits the last couple days).  I have not been out too much so have not seen too much but have had a few decent birds including the overwintering Yellow rumped Warbler in the East Meadows, a Red shouldered Hawk at the Stop and Shop in Belchertown and the continued incursion of Barred Owls in many areas.  Waterfowl numbers continue to be low but I expect that to change over the next week or two as more bodies of water start to thaw out.  Until the thaw comes I'm ready to go back to the tropics!