Blue winged Warbler, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, May 15, 2022
Worm eating Warbler, Skinner SP, Hadley, MA, May 14, 2022
House Wren with leg bands, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 14, 2022
Spotted Sandpipers, Mitch's Way, Hadley, MA, May 14, 2022
Blue winged x Golden winged Warbler hybrid, Sweet Alice Conservation Area, Amherst, MA, May 13, 2022
Prairie Warbler, Granby, MA, May 12, 2022
Orchard Oriole, Silvio Conte NWR-Fort River, Hadley, MA, May 13, 2022
Black and White Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 12, 2022
White crowned Sparrow, Quabbin Park, MA, May 12, 2022
Pileated Woodpecker, Quabbin Park, MA, May 12, 2022
Nashville Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 12, 2022
Dawn, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, May 12, 2022
Palm Warbler 'western', Home, Belchertown, MA, May 11, 2022
Black and White Warbler, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 11, 2022
Hooded Merganser chicks in duck box #2, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 11, 2022
Blackburnian Warbler, Covey WMA, Belchertown, MA, May 10, 2022
Yellow Warbler, Covey WMA, Belchertown, MA, May 10, 2022
Great Egret, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, May 10, 2022
Red winged Blackbird, Rail trail, Amherst, MA, May 9, 2022
Wilson checking out the hummingbirds, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 10, 2022
Now that the big migration month of May has reached the half way mark I'll make a quick post on the status of migration so far. In a couple words it can best be described as 'slow' and 'late' overall with some exceptions. After several days of less than optimal migration conditions the weather patterns changed which brought us more southerly winds the last few days which normally would have resulted in multiple great mornings of birding but this has not been the case with this morning being the quietest (and most disappointing) in the last few. I'm still hopeful we will get a few great mornings in the next few days but I'm far from certain of it. There are still species that are expected that I have not caught up with as well as several species I have had just a single individual of. My best day was yesterday with a 108 species in the county over the course of the morning. Today I have not even made it to the mid 90's for species despite covering several areas. Even without a really intense day there has still been good stuff around the last week or so with the most notable being the ongoing incursion of Arctic Terns plus the first group of Hooded Mergansers that fledged from one of the duck boxes at the house. I also have a more detailed post on warblers for the middle of the month at the following link.
Black capped Chickadees with leg bands, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 14, 2022
Ruby throated Hummingbird, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 14, 2022
Black and White Warbler and Tufted Titmouse, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 12, 2022
Red breasted Nuthatch, Home, Belchertown, MA, May 11, 2022
The camera on the water feature has captured a number of species enjoying the water over the last week. Nothing too unusual but lots of visits from typical stuff.
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