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Archive for the ‘Poem’ Category
Monday, May 23rd, 2016
 Eastern Kingbird. In five minutes this morning I saw or heard
six new bird species,
about one-sixth of the number
I saw in my entire hour and three-quarters hike.
Chasing down the tanager was fun.
 Ruffted Grouse feather. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. American Goldfinch*
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler
5. American Redstart
6. American Robin**
7. Veery
8. Wild Turkey (v)
9. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
10. Gray Catbird
11. Common Yellowthroat
12. Black-capped Chickadee**
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Mourning Dove*
15. Scarlet Tanager
16. Yellow Warbler
17. Blue Jay (v)
18. American Crow*
19. Black-and-white Warbler
20. Tree Swallow
21. Song Sparrow**
22. Field Sparrow (v)
23. Northern Cardinal** (v)
24. Alder Flycatcher (v)
25. Eastern Kingbird
26. Hermit Thrush**
27. Hairy Woodpecker
28. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
29. Northern Parula (v)
30. Common Raven
31. Swainson’s Thrush
32. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
Elsewhere
33. Herring Gull
34. Chipping Sparrow (v)
35. European Starling
36. Pine Warbler (v)
37. White-breasted Nuthatch
38. Eastern Phoebe
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern kingbird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, pine warbler, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, Swainson's thrush, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow warbler
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Saturday, May 21st, 2016
 Ruffed Grouse. If you think you know the way
your day will go, you’re dreaming.
Chances are your boring day
will end up with some screaming—
or not. But if you walk outside
and look around, absorb the sky,
the wood, the field, the sounds of birds,
you’re in for a surprise.
 Eastern Towhee. Today’s surprise: a grouse took flight
and posed a while for photos.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. combined, I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
4. Eastern Phoebe*
5. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
6. Chestnut-sided Warbler
7. Common Yellowthroat
8. Common Raven
9. Red-eyed Vireo
10. Veery
11. American Redstart
12. American Crow*
13. Blue Jay*
14. Northern Parula (v)
15. Eastern Towhee
16. Ruffed Grouse
17. Northern Cardinal** (v)
18. Gray Catbird
19. Downy Woodpecker (v)
20. Black-and-white Warbler
21. Swainson’s Thrush
22. Yellow Warbler**
23. White-throated Sparrow
24. Scarlet Tanager
25. Mourning Dove*
26. American Robin*
27. Purple Finch
28. Field Sparrow
29. Song Sparrow**
30. Tree Swallow
31. Eastern Kingbird
32. Merlin
33. Savannah Sparrow
34. Cooper’s Hawk
35. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
36. Broad-winged Hawk
37. Turkey Vulture
38. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
39. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
40. Hermit Thrush (v)
41. Brown Creeper (v)
42. White-breasted Nuthatch*
43. Osprey**
Elsewhere
44. European Starling
45. Herring Gull
46. Rock Pigeon
47. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
48. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, black-throated green warblere, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, broad-winged hawk, brown creeper, chestnut-sided warbler, common raven, common yellowthroat, cooper's hawk, downy woodpecker, eastern kingbird, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, ruffed grouse, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, Swainson's thrush, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler
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Thursday, May 19th, 2016
 Bathing Chestnut-sided Warbler. On the side of a small hill
in a crease well trodden by the feet of humans
lies a hollow in the ledge
where water collects, even during dry spells,
attracting birds.
 Eastern Towhee. They come to drink, they come
to bathe—especially to bathe, especially
during dry spells—warblers
and catbirds and sparrows large and small.
Especially warblers.
Like the spring-bright-colorful
Chestnut-sided Warbler that found its way there
this morning and paused to dip
and splash and flutter its wings in the water.
So sweet and distracting
was this bird’s bath that
he didn’t notice the man and dog approaching.
They stopped not ten feet away
where the man took a picture of the bathing bird
to save for a rainy, wistful day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
3. Wild Turkey (v)
4. American Redstart
5. Blue-headed Vireo**
6. Eastern Towhee
7. American Goldfinch*
8. Veery
9. Black-capped Chickadee**
10. Gray Catbird*
11. American Crow*
12. Common Yellowthroat
13. Black-and-white Warbler
14. Pileated Woodpecker** (v)
15. Mourning Dove* (v)
16. Empidonax (sp.—possibly Least Flycatcher)
17. Northern Parula (v)
18. Yellow Warbler
19. Northern Flicker (v)
20. Field Sparrow (v)
21. Song Sparrow**
22. Eastern Phoebe*
23. Tree Swallow
24. American Robin*
25. Savannah Sparrow
26. Purple Finch (v)
27. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
28. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
29. Chipping Sparrow
30. Broad-winged Hawk
31. White-breasted Nuthatch* (v)
32. Nashville Warbler (v)
33. Black-throated Green Warbler
34. Swainson’s Thrush
35. Osprey
36. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
37. Herring Gull
38. Northern Cardinal
39. European Starling
40. Common Grackle
41. Rock Pigeon
42. Snowy Egret
43. Mallard
44. Red-winged Blackbird
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, blue-headed vireo, broad-winged hawk, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, Empidonax flycatcher, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-winged blackbird, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, snowy egret, song sparrow, Swainson's thrush, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow warbler
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| Bird Report is a (sometimes intermittent) record of the birds I encounter while hiking, see while driving, or spy outside my window. —Brian Willson |
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