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Cattle Egret, Hadley, MA, May 7, 2018 |
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Yellow billed Cuckoo, Quabbin Park, MA, May 29, 2018 |
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Baltimore Oriole, Quabbin Park, MA, May 29, 2018 |
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Hooded Mergansers, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, May 29, 2018 |
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Scarlet Tanager, Quabbin Park, MA, May 23, 2018 |
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Black billed Cuckoos mating, Quabbin Park, MA, May 21, 2018 |
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Olive sided Flycatcher, Quabbin Park, MA, May 20, 2018 |
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Ruby throated Hummingbird building nest, Quabbin Park, MA, May 17, 2018 |
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Cape May Warbler, Quabbin Park, MA, May 16, 2018 |
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Bay breasted Warbler, UMASS, Amherst, MA, May 21 2018 |
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Golden winged x Blue winged Warbler hybrid, Quabbin Park, MA, May 16, 2018 |
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Mourning Warbler (eastern vocal group), Quabbin Park, MA, May 17, 2018 |
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Cerulean Warbler building nest, Skinner SP, Hadley, MA, May 15, 2018 |
May has now come to an end and it was once again a great month for migration with a total of 175 species in Hampshire County over the course of the month (a tie with 2014 for my highest May total). Among the species seen were a number of highlights including a number of unusual waterfowl species at
Winsor Dam May 12 during bird-a-thon, a Red throated Loon (among dozens of Common Loons) at Winsor Dam on May 22, a couple Cattle Egrets in Hadley, multiple Soras, a few unusual shorebirds including a Dunlin in Hadley, decent numbers of both species of cuckoo (taking advantage of yet another terrible season for Gypsy Moth caterpillars), a White eyed Vireo in Amherst, a total of 30 species of warblers (highlights including a Brewster's, another hybrid, an Orange crowned Warbler, three Hooded Warblers, at least 9 Mourning Warblers and above normal numbers of Tennessee, Cape May and Bay breasted Warblers) and a Grasshopper Sparrow in Northampton. A more detailed review of warblers can be found at the following link:
Warblers spring 2018. I also completed my two
Eastern Whip Poor Will surveys. There are still some late season migrants moving through but for the most part the birds around are now breeders.
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