January comes to an end

Yellow rumped Warbler 'myrtle', East Meadows, Northampton, MA, Jan 31,2020

American Robin, East Meadows, Northampton, MA, Jan 31,2020

Northern Flicker, East Meadows, Northampton, MA, Jan 31,2020

Red winged Blackbirds, East Meadows, Northampton, MA, Jan 31,2020

Red winged Blackbirds, East Meadows, Northampton, MA, Jan 31,2020

Red winged Blackbird, East Meadows, Northampton, MA, Jan 31,2020

Today brings the month of January to an end and the month was one of the warmest and least snowy we have ever had around here.  No complaints from me as it has made it a bit more bearable and has allowed a number of lingering species to survive.  I ended the month with my highest ever total for the month of January in Hampshire County with 93 species (my previous best January was back in 2016 with 89 species).  To end the month I made a few stops on my way home from work with my first stop down to Arcadia where the best bird was a Ruby crowned Kinglet seen briefly in a dense thicket.  I didn't have any luck finding anything else too unusual there so I headed over to the East Meadows where I had several notable sightings including at least seven Northern Flickers, a flock of 14 Red winged Blackbirds, at least one flyover Rusty Blackbird and half a dozen Yellow rumped Warblers.