Despite a cool down the last couple days and breezy conditions I have had some interesting birds as I have concentrated on warblers to start off the month and have found 16 species of warblers so far including two very unusual individuals. Both individuals were in the same general area of each other among a mixed flock in Belchertown. The first was a Yellow rumped Warbler with a yellow throat that is either a hybrid of the Audubon's and Myrtle subspecies or an aberrant plumaged individual. The jury is still out on what to actual call the bird...no matter what it is it was certainly exciting to run across (and actually get photos of!). The other interesting bird was a male Black throated Blue Warbler with a white throat and additional white plumage on the flank. The last couple nights (especially September 30th into October 1st) were big migration nights and the influx of late season passerine migrants has been impressive with loads of Golden crowned and Ruby crowned Kinglets as well as multiple species of sparrows at every stop. Raptors have also been moving too with some great looks at multiple species. We are headed toward another warm up through the weekend and then we will see another cold front come through by mid next week.
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