Our biggest snowstorm of the season so far looks to arrive overnight with up to 8" of snow predicted followed by multiple days of cold, windy weather with highs perhaps in the teens and lows near zero. I have been able to get out and bird a bit the last couple days enjoying mainly sunny conditions with temps above freezing. I continue to chip away at species for the year and now stand at 99 species for Hampshire County, which continues to be my highest total year to date ever. I also made a rare foray out of Hampshire County up to Franklin County to see a Pine Warbler along the canal in Turners Falls. I will just add a collection of photos from the last few days. On a sad note multiple geese in the area have tested positive for avian flu and I have seen a few dead waterfowl around. It seems to be hitting waterfowl and raptors hard and it is highly contagious and spreads like wildfire through bird populations.
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