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Archive for the ‘Poem’ Category
Sunday, September 10th, 2017
 Song Sparrow. On a cool morning in fall,
migratory birds move through the trees
silently for the most part,
with but a few chips and tweets and titters.
It’s odd when one bursts into song.
At this time of year, it seems wrong.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Goldfinch** (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. Blue Jay**
4. Song Sparrow
5. Cedar Waxwing (v)
6. Eastern Phoebe
7. Common Yellowthroat
8. Red-eyed Vireo
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler
10. Philadelphia Vireo
11. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
12. Hairy Woodpecker
13. American Redstart
14. Downy Woodpecker
15. Least Flycatcher
16. Eastern Towhee
17. Gray Catbird
18. Veery (v)
19. Turkey Vulture
20.Herring Gull
21. American Crow*
Elsewhere
22. Mourning Dove
23. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, house sparrow, least flycatcher, mourning dove, Philadelphia vireo, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, turkey vulture, veery, yellow-rumped warbler
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Sunday, September 3rd, 2017
 Cooper’s Hawk. Overcast morning, nippy.
Rain in the forecast.
Few birds moving through the trees.
A lone hawk circling in the breeze
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Gray Catbird (v)
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Common Yellowthroat
6. Eastern Towhee (v)
7. American Crow*
8. Song Sparrow
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler
10. Cedar Waxwing
11. Cooper’s Hawk
Elsewhere
12. Mourning Dove
13. Herring Gull
14. Blue Jay (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, cooper's hawk, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
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Friday, September 1st, 2017
 Black-and-white Warbler. Sun and clouds and wind and chill
Jack and I walked up the hill
In the eastern woodland shade
Quiet warblers in the shade
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American goldfinch**
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. American Crow*
4. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
5. Pileated Woodpecker (drumming)
6. Song Sparrow
7. Gray Catbird (v)
8. Yellow-rumped Warbler
9. Common Yellowthroat (v)
10. Eastern Towhee
11. Herring Gull*
12. Red-eyed Vireo
13. Black-and-white Warbler
14. Pine Warbler
15. Eastern Phoebe
16. Osprey
Elsewhere
17. European Starling
18. American Robin (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, herring gull, osprey, pileated woodpecker, pine warbler, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped 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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