Windy end to the month with some waterfowl the last few days

Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 31, 2025

Canada Geese, Rail Trail, Amherst, MA, Oct 31, 2025

Black capped Chickadee, Wentworth Farm Conservation Area, Amherst, MA, Oct 31, 2025

Wilson ready for Halloween, Belchertown, MA, Oct 31, 2025

Black Scoter, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 30, 2025

Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 30, 2025

Red breasted Mergansers, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 29, 2025

Horned Grebes, Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Oct 29, 2025

October has now come to an end and the weather continues to cool and feel more and more like later fall.  After a windy and rainy overnight today continued with the wind and it looks to just get stronger as it switches from southerly to westerly winds through the weekend.  Waterfowl was in short supply today but I had a great morning at Winsor Dam on the 29th with nine species including five that were new for the month.  I suspect there will be a big influx of waterfowl at some point either this weekend or early next week.  We are now entering the prime time for rarities to show up in the area moving through November and hopefully this year will bring some good stuff.  Diversity among passerines continues to drop with each passing day.  It was about an average October for me with 141 species in the county.