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| Prairie Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 7, 2019 |
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| Great Blue Heron, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2019 |
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| Canada Goose goslings, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2019 |
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| Orchard Oriole, Sweet Alice Conservation Area, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2019 |
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| Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler hybird, Sweet Alice Conservation Area, Amherst, MA, May 7, 2019 |
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| Cape May Warbler, Mitch's Way, Hadley, MA, May 7, 2019 |
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| Cerulean Warbler, Skinner SP, Hadley, MA, May 7, 2019 |
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| Looking southwest from summit area, Skinner SP, Hadley, MA, May 7, 2019 |
Today started out a little cool with temperatures in the 40's but the sunny morning conditions warmed it up to 70 before clouds and more rain came in late in the day. I had high hopes for a productive morning as the migration conditions were quite good overnight with southerly winds and the radar showed lots of birds aloft. I was not disappointed! I covered several areas and turned up a total of 108 species with
26 warbler species among them (plus a hybrid)...not my highest total for warblers on a single day in Hampshire County but very good for May 7...my best day for warblers was on May 16 last year when I had
29 species of warbler in a single day. Below are the main stops for the morning as well as a selected list from the house later in the day.
Skinner SP
Mitch's Way
Sweet Alice Conservation Area
Norwottuck Rail Trail
Quabbin Park
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| Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Home, Belchertown, MA, May 6, 2019 |
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| Chestnut sided Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 6, 2019 |
Yesterday was a rare sunny and warmer day and after I got out of work I made a few stops including the rail trail, Winsor Dam and Quabbin Park. I picked up a four new species for the county for the year with the most notable being a Common Tern way out at Winsor Dam. There were also at least five Bonaparte's Gulls at the same location. I also picked up more new species for the year but nothing too unexpected beyond those mentioned above.
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| Black Bear, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 5, 2019 |
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| Palm Warbler 'yellow', Home, Belchertown, MA, May 6, 2019 |
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| Blue Jay, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 6, 2019 |
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| House Wren, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 7, 2019 |
I captured a new mammal species at the water feature when a Black Bear showed up late on the evening of the 5th (I have caught them before on other cameras but never at the water feature). With a break in the rain a few birds also showed up to be captured at the water feature.
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