I have managed to get out a bit between days at work and although I failed to find any lingering storm blown birds from Henri I have nonetheless still found a few notable birds including a juvenile Snowy Egret that has continued at the Holyoke Dam since the 24th. I also had a slightly late Virginia Rail as well as a Least Bittern at Lake Wallace this morning. I also ran across a few mixed species flock at various locations and they gave a taste of what is to come as September arrives and with it the peak of fall migration for passerines. Fingers crossed for some rarities to show up in the area. Our fourth heat wave of the year ended today and the next few days will feature some cooler temps and hopefully some more early fall migrants.
The tropics continue to feature some activity with the most impactful storm being Hurricane Ida that is currently approaching Cuba as a Cat 1 hurricane but is forecast to reach Cat 3 status as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in central Louisiana as a major hurricane late on Sunday. We may end up with the remnants of the storm moving through midweek next week but the chances of storm related birds from that storm in the local area is quite small. There are a few other potential storms out in the Atlantic but none poise a threat to the area. Tomorrow marks the tenth anniversary of the arrival of Irene into the area...by far the best day of storm birding around here in many years.
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