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Archive for June, 2013
Friday, June 21st, 2013
 Common yellowthroat. Had an early hike with Jack today. Spent nearly two hours wandering around all the Beech Hill trails. Lots of birds on my list—mostly heard, true, and of those seen, many had bits of food in their beaks. The first day of summer means gaping bird mouths to feed.
 Veery. You could hear faint whispery whines here and there—the voices of the hatchlings. And the adults that would pop up to scold us along the trail often made odd-sounding chucks and chips, considering their mouths were crammed full of insects. A comely little yellowthroat. A catbird. An angry, protective veery.
Lovely, lovely day. Also went out to eat with my friend Gus, had a nice bike ride, worked, and hiked Mount Battie with a bunch of other people to celebrate another friend’s birthday.
And tonight, first-of-year fireflies, right on cue.
Yep. The longest day of the year.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Red-eyed vireo** (v)
3. Black-throated green warbler (v)
4. Common yellowthroat**
5. Gray catbird**
6. Black-capped chickadee**
7. Veery
8. Eastern towhee**
9. Chestnut-sided warbler**
10. American crow*
11. Black-and-white warbler** (v)
12. Hairy woodpecker
13. American redstart**
14. Mourning dove*
15. Hermit thrush** (v)
16. Alder flycatcher (v)
17. Yellow warbler**
18. American goldfinch**
19. Black-billed cuckoo (v)
20. House finch** (v)
21. Tree swallow
22. Song sparrow**
23. Eastern phoebe**
24. Savannah sparrow
25. Rose-breasted grosbeak
26. Great crested flycatcher (v)
27. Field sparrow
28. Tufted titmouse (v)
29. Blue jay**
30. Northern cardinal** (v)
31. Eastern bluebird
32. Northern flicker
33. Brown-headed cowbird** (v)
34. Cedar waxwing
35. White-throated sparrow (v)
36. Eastern wood-pewee
37. Scarlet tanager (v)
38. Black-throated blue warbler (v)
Elsewhere
39. Herring gull
40. Broad-winged hawk (v)
41. Rock pigeon
42. House sparrow
43. European starling
44. Chipping sparrow (v)
45. Chimney swift (v)
46. Dark-eyed junco
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, brown-headed cowbird, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chimney swift, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, dark-eyed junco, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler
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Thursday, June 20th, 2013
 Savannah sparrow. A day after not that many birds showed up, a lot did. Not all in person, but I heard ’em. Including such mildly exotic species like red-bellied woodpecker, bluebird, and a loon in flight. You can just tell what’s going on out there—chicks are hatching, fledglings are trying their wings, parents are getting nervous. Savannah sparrows are singing again, and I got hollered at by a few ovenbirds down the lower wooded trail.
 Ovenbird. And such a lovely evening tonight.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed vireo**
2. Black-throated green warbler** (v)
3. Great crested flycatcher (v)
4. Gray catbird**
5. Veery
6. Black-capped chickadee**
7. Ovenbird**
8. Chestnut-sided warbler**
9. Black-and-white warbler (v)
10. Common yellowthroat**
11. American redstart** (v)
12. American crow*
13. Eastern towhee
14. Alder flycatcher (v)
15. Yellow warbler**
16. Eastern wood-pewee
17. American goldfinch
18. Mourning dove*
19. Hermit thrush (v)
20. Tree swallow
21. House finch**
22. Savannah sparrow
23. Song sparrow**
24. Nashville warbler (v)
25. Rose-breasted grosbeak (v)
26. Northern flicker
27. Tufted titmouse** (v)
28. Field sparrow
29. Northern cardinal* (v)
30. Red-bellied woodpecker (v)
31. Eastern bluebird
32. Brown-headed cowbird (v)
33. American robin**
34. Cedar waxwing
35. Common loon (v)
36. Purple finch
37. Eastern phoebe**
38. Blue jay (v)
39. Black-throated blue warbler** (v)
40. Hairy woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
41. Broad-winged hawk (v)
42. Herring gull
43. Rock pigeon
44. House sparrow (v)
45. European starling
46. Osprey (v)
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 blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, brown-headed cowbird, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common loon, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbirdv, great crested flycatcher, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow house finch, tufted titmouse, yellow warbler
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
 Common yellowthroat. Today unfolded early, brightly, coolly. I enjoyed the heck out of my Beech Hill hike first thing with Jack—mosquitos be damned. At first the avian life was pretty scarce. I counted a half-dozen species by voice before I saw a single bird. By the time I counted a dozen, I’d seen exactly two. Finally, toward the summit fields, I began to see them flitting around.
 Northern crescent. Highlights were the call of a pileated woodpecker, the soft fluting of a bluebird, the lovely fragrant cool air.
In afternoon, I had a long, hard bike ride—made my legs sore and my body generally feel really, really good. Even added a few birds to my list.
Tonight, the moon rose far toward the south, skirting a collection of pink-tinged clouds.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Black-throated green warbler (v)
2. Red-eyed vireo** (v)
3. Common yellowthroat**
4. Ovenbird** (v)
5. American crow* (v)
6. Rose-breasted grosbeak
7. Black-capped chickadee**
8. Black-and-white warbler (v)
9. Eastern towhee
10. Chestnut-sided warbler
11. American redstart
12. Yellow warbler**
13. Alder flycatcher
14. Mourning dove* (v)
15. Hairy woodpecker (v)
16. Pileated woodpecker (v)
17. Tufted titmouse (v)
18. Gray catbird**
19. Purple finch
20. American goldfinch (v)
21. Song sparrow**
22. Savannah sparrow
23. Field sparrow (v)
24. Cedar waxwing
25. Eastern bluebird
26. American robin** (v)
27. Northern cardinal** (v)
28. Northern flicker
29. Blue jay
30. Eastern phoebe**
31. Eastern wood-pewee (v)
32. Scarlet tanager (v)
Elsewhere
33. House finch (v)
34. Herring gull
35. Broad-winged hawk (v)
36. House sparrow (v)
37. Common grackle
38. European starling
39. Osprey (v)
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, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common grackle, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow warbler
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