Migration conditions finally improved a bit the last couple days and various species took advantage with a number of new arrivals and increased numbers of others. Sadly I was stuck at work yesterday when the temps made it into the 70's with sunny conditions. I got out this morning and headed to Fitzgerald Lake where I had at least one Marsh Wren, an American Bittern and my first Louisiana Waterthrush of the migration season. I was going to stop by Silvio Conte NWR on my way home to try to get looks at the two American Bitterns found there yesterday but when I arrived there were way too many people for me so I skipped it and headed to Lake Wallace where I had 20+ Palm Warblers and my first snake of the year. I also made a brief stop at Winsor Dam where I quickly located the long staying Say's Phoebe (now present for four full months after being discovered by Mary on Dec 10th). Once I got home and did some work around the yard I had a number of good birds including three species of warblers and loads of Pine Siskins and American Goldfinches. I'm now at a respectable 101 species in Hampshire County for April.
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