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Archive for the ‘Poem’ Category
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
 Cedar Waxwing.  Common Yellowthroat. A full and interesting day—
Flitting little wild bird families
Untidy, uninvited campers
Small surprise visits
A sweet bicycle ride, and
A game of fetch with my good dog Jack.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Robin**
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
3. Tufted Titmouse
4. White-breasted Nuthatch
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. Hairy Woodpecker
7. Purple Finch
8. American Goldfinch
9. Northern Flicker
10. Eastern Towhee
11. Chipping Sparrow* (v)
12. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
13. Common Yellowthroat
14. Gray Catbird**
15. Song Sparrow
16. Cedar Waxwing**
17. Tree Swallow
18. Northern Cardinal**
19. Yellow Warbler (v)
20. Mourning Dove*
21. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
22. Field Sparrow
23. American Crow*
24. Veery
25. Savannah Sparrow
Elsewhere
26. Herring Gull
27. House Sparrow
28. House Finch (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2017
 Brown-headed Cowbird (juvenile). My Beech Hill hike today brought me
near a number of fledglings,
chicks, and juvenile birds.
Most I heard—
as faint, directionless keenings
amid the thickened foliage.
I saw but one,
a cowbird, on its own.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
3. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
4. Common Yellowthroat
5. Eastern Towhee
6. American Redstart (v)
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. American Robin*
9. American Goldfinch**
10. Ovenbird (v)
11. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
12. Song Sparrow**
13. Yellow Warbler
14. Tree Swallow
15. Gray Catbird**
16. American Crow*
17. Alder Flycatcher (v)
18. Savannah Sparrow
19. Field Sparrow (v)
20. Bald Eagle
21. Purple Finch (v)
22. Northern Flicker
23. Mourning Dove
24. Cedar Waxwing
25. Brown-headed Cowbird
26. Chipping Sparrow*
27. Wood Thrush (v)
28. Veery (v)
Elsewhere
29. Herring Gull
30. Northern Cardinal
31. House Finch (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, brown-headed cowbird, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wood thrush, yellow warbler
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Friday, June 23rd, 2017
 The Canada Goose family, at home. Today had rain.
Today had sun.
Today had a Great Blue Heron.
Today had a Cooper’s Hawk,
and a family of handsome Canada Geese,
floating in a pond.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 11 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Cardinal
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
3. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Eastern Towhee
6. American Redstart (v)
7. Common Yellowthroat (v)
8. Veery (v)
9. Hermit Thrush (v)
10. American Robin*
11. Eastern Phoebe (v)
12. Mourning Dove*
13. Blue Jay**
14. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
15. Ovenbird (v)
16. Great Blue Heron
17. Cooper’s Hawk
18. Chipping Sparrow* (v)
19. Yellow Warbler
20. Gray Catbird**
21. Song Sparrow
22. Herring Gull*
23. Savannah Sparrow
24. Scarlet Tanager
Elsewhere
25. House Finch (v)
26. House Sparrow
27. Downy Woodpecker (v)
28. Osprey
29. Canada Goose
30. Tufted Titmouse (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Canada goose, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, cooper's hawk, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, great blue heron, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
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