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20 May 2013
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Rockport, Maine, USA
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Posts Tagged ‘rock pigeon’
Friday, May 17th, 2013
 Yellow warbler. Quick early hike up and down the wooded trails on a cloudy morning. Stopped for a couple or three waves of little birds—including another singing blackpoll and a little ruby-crowned kinglet. Catbirds are getting bold, and redstarts are suddenly everywhere. As we were getting back to the pickup, I heard (and saw) a loon flying swiftly overhead.
 American redstart. Returned in early afternoon to the open trails. By then it had turned sunny. Siesta time for most birds, but a particular yellow warbler had me craning my neck for about ten minutes, trying to spot it in the bustin’-out leaves. Finally got a couple photos.
Cloudy, sunny, windy, warmish, coolish. Spring in Maine.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:15 a.m., I hiked the wooded trails; beginning at 2:15 p.m., I walked the open trail.
1. Common yellowthroat**
2. Ovenbird**
3. Chestnut-sided warbler**
4. Black-throated green warbler**
5. White-breasted nuthatch
6. Blue jay (v)
7. Tufted titmouse** (v)
8. Eastern towhee
9. Black-and-white warbler**
10. Northern parula
11. Red-eyed vireo
12. Rose-breasted grosbeak (v)
13. American crow*
14. Black-capped chickadee** (v)
15. Gray catbird**
16. Blackpoll warbler (v)
17. American redstart**
18. Veery (v)
19. Least flycatcher
20. Mourning dove*
21. Nashville warbler
22. Ruby-crowned kinglet
23. White-throated sparrow
24. Yellow warbler**
25. Field sparrow (v)
26. American goldfinch (v)
27. American robin*
28. Hermit thrush (v)
29. Common loon
30. Tree swallow (v)
31. Savannah sparrow
32. Great crested flycatcher (v)
33. Eastern phoebe (v)
34. Purple finch (v)
Elsewhere
35. House finch
36. Song sparrow
37. European starling
38. Herring gull
39. Rock pigeon
40. Laughing gull (v)
41. Osprey (v)
42. Northern mockingbird
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blackpoll warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sided warbler, common loon, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, laughing gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern mockingbird, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-crowned kinglet, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler
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Monday, May 13th, 2013
 Ovenbird. Be careful what you wish for, I guess. In yesterday’s thick fog, I was kind of looking forward to today’s sunlight as more conducive to good bird photography—but what I didn’t count on was the cold and wind that accompanied the overnight clearing trend. I got fewer photos this morning than yesterday, even.
 Ruby-throated hummingbird. Missed a chestnut-sided warbler right in front of me. Got only a half-way decent shot of a first-of-year hummingbird. Had no chance at photographing a woodcock that flew clear across in front of me and Jack, from right to left, all the while illuminated by the sun behind us. But the warbler was lovely. I got a great look at the hummingbird. And the woodcock was a swift and handsome chestnut brown in the early morning light.
How little I’ve got to complain about, after all.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Black-throated green warbler** (v)
3. Eastern phoebe**
4. Eastern towhee
5. Cedar waxwing (v)
6. American robin**
7. American goldfinch (v)
8. Common raven (v)
9. Black-and-white warbler**
10. Hairy woodpecker (v)
11. American crow*
12. Blue jay** (v)
13. Northern parula** (v)
14. Rose-breasted grosbeak (v)
15. Chestnut-sided warbler
16. Northern cardinal** (v)
17. Herring gull*
18. Common yellowthroat
19. Gray catbird (v)
20. White-throated sparrow
21. Mourning dove*
22. Nashville warbler
23. Yellow warbler** (v)
24. Song sparrow**
25. Yellow-rumped warbler
26. Ruby-throated hummingbird
27. Savannah sparrow
28. Tufted titmouse** (v)
29. Purple finch (v)
30. American redstart (v)
31. Field sparrow
32. Chipping sparrow**
Elsewhere
33. House finch (v)
34. European starling
35. Rock pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, purple finch, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
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Saturday, May 11th, 2013
 Northern parula. OK, maybe not a tsunami, but certainly a series of high waves. Woke up early, noted the grayness and dampness outside. Drove with dog to fog-bound Beech Hill and started up the trail. It was so dark and foggy I didn’t have great hopes, but within seconds, I’d heard my first first-of-year warbler (a northern parula), and within minutes, I’d added a dozen species to my list. Many ovenbirds, many black-and-whites, plenty of black-throated greens. About ten minutes in, I ended up stopping in one place beneath many leafing out hardwoods and watched the warblers flitting through.
 Black-and-white warbler (female). Lots of parulas, turned out. Many more black-and-whites and black-throated greens. Plenty of white-throated sparrows, too, in the undergrowth. from off in the cloudy atmosphere, I heard the yodel of a loon and the quacks of a mallard.
Then I heard a veery (first of the year), saw a hermit thrush, and—coming over the summit—I heard a first-of-year yellow warbler.
At the far side of the hill, I met Kristen coming up. She mentioned two redstarts down at the Beech Hill Road parking lot and walked with me back down, where I spotted the redstarts (foy), along with at least one black-throated blue (foy). On a bad day for photography, I even managed somehow to get a half-way decent parula pic.
At the summit again, Kristen spotted a tail-wagging palm warbler (foy for me). As we started down the wooded trail, it began to rain, so we didn’t do a lot of birding for a while. Drove K around to the other parking lot, where—in a drizzle—we got out and watched another little wave of warblers flit through the trees. Kristen was also the first to see a magnolia warbler (foy for me).
All in all a fruitful birding day. Now, if only tomorrow morning dawns clear…
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. American crow*
2. Black-throated green warbler**
3. Ovenbird**
4. Eastern towhee
5. American robin*
6. Hairy woodpecker (v)
7. Rose-breasted grosbeak (v)
8. Black-and-white warbler**
9. Northern parula**
10. Black-capped chickadee
11. American goldfinch** (v)
12. Blue-headed vireo (v)
13. Blue jay** (v)
14. Chestnut-sided warbler (v)
15. Common loon (v)
16. Mallard
17. Mourning dove* (v)
18. Herring gull*
19. Common yellowthroat
20. White-throated sparrow
21. Veery (v)
22. Nashville warbler (v)
23. Hermit thrush (v)
24. Yellow-rumped warbler
25. Gray catbird (v)
26. Tufted titmouse**
27. Northern cardinal** (v)
28. Song sparrow**
29. Savannah sparrow
30. Eastern phoebe
31. Yellow warbler**
32. Field sparrow (v)
33. Purple finch (v)
34. American redstart
35. Black-throated blue warbler
36. Northern flicker
37. Chipping sparrow
38. Palm warbler
39. Osprey
40. Magnolia warbler
Elsewhere
41. House finch
42. European starling
43. Red-bellied woodpecker (v)
44. Rock pigeon
45. Common grackle
46. Double-crested cormorant
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common loon, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, magnolia warbler, mallard, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, palm warbler, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
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