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Archive for the ‘Observations’ Category
Sunday, July 22nd, 2018
 Eastern Bluebird (fledgling). Cool and mostly gray this morning, with rain on the way. Many more birds around than there were in spring—two, three times as many. As with all the bluebirds fluttering around. I must’ve seen three or four family’s worth, males, females, fledglings. Fledgling bluebirds are kind of cute, I gotta say.
On the way to the hill I spied a couple of turkey families—adults and a scattering of tiny poults.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. American Robin*
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Downy Woodpecker (v)
6. American Crow*
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
8. Eastern Bluebird
9. Eastern Towhee
10. Solitary Vireo (v)
11. Common Yellowthroat
12. Song Sparrow**
13. Alder Flycatcher
14. Gray Catbird
15. Eastern Phoebe
16. Herring Gull*
17. Savannah Sparrow
18. Cedar Waxwing
19. Mourning Dove*
20. Purple Finch
21. Yellow Warbler (v)
22. Red-breasted Nuthatch
Elsewhere
23. Wild Turkey
24. Chipping Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, Solitary Vireo, song sparrow, wild turkey, yellow warbler
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Saturday, July 21st, 2018
 Cedar Waxwing. The highlight of this morning’s hike were the three deer I saw grazing nonchalantly in broad daylight down the western slope. Two were antlered bucks. They looked exceptionally healthy.
 White-tailed Deer. Plenty of birds, too—the usual suspects. Heard some woodland birds from the open fields. Waxwings in the spruces, chasing flies.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. American Robin*
3. Gray Catbird*
4. American Goldfinch
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler
6. American Crow*
7. Common Yellowthroat
8. Song Sparrow**
9. Eastern Towhee
10. Eastern Bluebird
11. Cedar Waxwing
12. Yellow Warbler (v)
13. Tufted Titmouse (v)
14. Mourning Dove*
15. Field Sparrow (v)
16. Blue Jay (v)
17. Northern Cardinal** (v)
18. Alder Flycatcher
19. Eastern Phoebe
20. Savannah Sparrow
21. Northern Flicker
22. Hermit Thrush (v)
23. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
24. Black-capped Chickadee
Elsewhere
25. Herring Gull
26. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow warbler
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Friday, July 20th, 2018
 Common Yellowthroat (mama). Such a sweet, clear, cool morning. Fledglings all over the place (but hidden); their parents madly running down food. But the most thrilling several minutes happened at the Beech Hill summit, where one of summer’s annual fly hatches took place up in the spruce grove, and it drew multiple species to the tips of the trees—including a male Scarlet Tanager.
 Scarlet Tanager. A memorable morning.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. American Goldfinch (v)
4. American Robin* (v)
5. American Crow*
6. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
7. Common Yellowthroat**
8. Northern Cardinal* (v)
9. Yellow Warbler (v)
10. Song Sparrow
11. Eastern Towhee
12. Red-breasted Nuthatch
13. Field Sparrow (v)
14. Eastern Phoebe
15. Alder Flycatcher
16. Mourning Dove* (v)
17. Cedar Waxwing
18. Eastern Bluebird (v)
19. Gray Catbird
20. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
21. Savannah Sparrow
22. Purple Finch
23. Yellow-rumped Warbler
24. Scarlet Tanager
25. Black-billed Cuckoo (v)
Elsewhere
26. House Finch (v)
27. Northern Flicker (v)
28. Herring Gull
29. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
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