The month of October has about come to an end so I will take a quick look at what the month produced. I ended the month with 148 species in Hampshire County, which puts me at the high end of what I typically get. Overall the weather was dry, sunny with slightly higher than typical temps and decent migration conditions (including some record warmth). I mainly concentrated on warblers when I had free time. Notables for the month included the long staying Black bellied Whistling Duck, Brant, Ruddy Duck, Lesser Black backed Gull, a few late swallows, Gray cheeked Thrush and a few late warblers and an ever increasing number of Purple Finches. As the month comes to an end the diversity of waterfowl has ramped up and perhaps a rarity will show up among the more typical species.
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