Willow Flycatcher - Turner's Falls Rod and Gun club, Franklin Co., MA. September 20th, 2018.
Looking back, I think this is almost certainly my latest Willow Flycatcher in Franklin County.
Unfortunately for me it was a day of running errands, but I did call in at a few locations around Turner's Falls during the course of the day. Mid-morning at the Rod and Gun club initially seemed quiet but two Yellow Warblers and a single Wilson's Warbler brightened things up a little and got decidedly interesting when an empidonax flycatcher dropped into the scrub in front of me and called just the once - it was a Willow Flycatcher which turned out to be one of my latest in the Pioneer Valley.
Yellow Warbler - Turner's Falls Rod and Gun club, Franklin Co., MA. September 20th, 2018.
Around noon I noticed several small flocks of migrating Broad-winged Hawks over Avenue A in Turner's Falls and the raptor theme continued in late afternoon with Bald Eagle, Merlin, Osprey and Black Vulture all visible from the power canal. With the water level fully drawn down at the latter site, a tiny handful of shorebirds were present including single Spotted, Least and Solitary Sandpipers (thanks Jonathan). And the Great Egrets continue to linger with five birds present this evening along with five Great Blue Herons.
Least Sandpiper - Turner's Falls power canal, Franklin Co., MA. September 20th, 2018.
Great Egrets - Turner's Falls power canal, Franklin Co., MA. September 20th, 2018.
Belted Kingfisher - Turner's Falls power canal, Franklin Co., MA. September 20th, 2018.
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