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| Red headed Woodpecker, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Nov 27, 2017 |
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| Red headed Woodpecker, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Nov 27, 2017 |
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| Red headed Woodpecker, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Nov 27, 2017 |
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| Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Nov 27, 2017 |
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| Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Nov 27, 2017 |
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| Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Nov 27, 2017 |
Yet another rarity has shown up for November when Eric Labato found a juvenile Red headed Woodpecker at Arcadia in the same area a different juvenile bird spent last winter. It was vocal at times and was very busy caching food so it looks like it will be sticking around. It does make you wonder if they are breeding nearby at a yet undiscovered location. In the same general of the woodpecker I found a flock of seven Rusty Blackbirds moving through the swampy woodland. The beaver have been quite busy in the area with lots of freshly flooded areas. The area looks perfect to attract a Prothonotary Warbler next spring (if one decides to move further north than usual)...it will certainly be worth checking the area. Arcadia also held at least two and perhaps three Yellow rumped Warblers. Typically I see the last of this species in the county in very late October to perhaps mid November. The only other late date I have for the species was back in 2005 at Quabbin Park when I had two. Perhaps the birds will stick around a few more days and linger into December. I also briefly stopped at Winsor Dam on my way home and turned up a lone female Greater Scaup.
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