The last couple nights have featured the best migration of the spring so far with loads of birds arriving including some rarities. Yesterday I was guiding for a birder from India and we had a very productive morning. I birded a bit before I picked her up and then we started at the rail trail where we had a number of lifers for her and a few new species for me for the year here. It was certainly obvious an influx of species had occurred overnight. After about an hour and half along the rail trail we decided to head a bit south to Mitch's Way to look for more migrants and a Hooded Warbler. We successful found more migrant species and heard the Hooded Warbler. With the Hooded Warbler and an earlier Canada Warbler I ticked off two more species on my way to a warbler big year in the US.
As an indication of the influx I had three new warbler species at the water feature for the day.
Today was not as nice as yesterday with mainly overcast and breezy conditions until midday when rain got added to the mix for the rest of the day. Although a bit too windy at times I still got out to cover a few areas and caught up with a few good ones today including the continued Hooded Warbler (still not photogenic, the Brewster's Warbler, an unusually plumaged Blue winged Warbler, two new species of warbler in the county for the year (Tennessee Warbler and Wilson's Warbler) and a total of six new species for me in the county for the year. The main areas I hit for the morning before the rain included Mitch's Way, rail trail in Amherst and Herman Covey WMA.
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