Friday, April 4, 2025

Back in the area after another trip to Costa Rica

Blue winged Teal, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Apr 3, 2025
Wilson resting, Home, Belchertown, MA, Apr 3, 2025

Now that I'm back from another trip to Costa Rica I got out a little the last couple days between trying to catch up on sleep and getting some tasks done (much more on the trip to Costa Rica in upcoming posts).  I got back very early in the morning of the 3rd and after a few hours of sleep I headed out on a rainy morning and tracked down a number of waterfowl species put down by the weather with 17 species including my first Red throated Loon of the year plus a pair of Blue winged Teal, both scaup species, White winged Scoter and Red breasted Merganser .  I also added a Bonaparte's Gull for my effort.

Rusty Blackbird, Belchertown Land Trust Trail, Belchertown, MA, Apr 4, 2025
Pine Warbler, Covey WMA, Belchertown, MA, Apr 4, 2025

I had an appointment on Friday before a return to work and I was able to get a little birding in early on.  There was still some waterfowl around but not nearly as much as yesterday.  I also added a few more new species for the year in the county including both Palm Warbler and Pine Warbler.  The day was warm to start with a high that eventually got into the 60's and it would be the last warm day for awhile.

Eggs in duck box #2, Home, Belchertown, MA, Apr 3, 2025
Eggs in duck box #3, Home, Belchertown, MA, Apr 3, 2025

I also checked the duck boxes yesterday and two of the three have eggs in them with one with a near complete clutch.

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