Ovenbird.

Lots to do after my Monhegan trip, but the day was warm (80s (F)), and Beech Hill beckoned. Jack and I headed out in mid-morning, and en route I decided we’d hike all trails.

The landscape had changed in a week: much more red and yellow, and leaves falling around us from as a breeze rippled through the canopy. Many yellow-rumps, a few sparrows, individuals of other species. And, returning down the lower wooded trail, what looked like a youngish Ovenbird—first I’ve seen in a good while.

(My cell phone ringtone is the song of an Ovenbird. That should tell you how much I love those little guys.)

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 11 a.m., I hiked all trails.

1. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
2. Song Sparrow*
3. Yellow-rumped Warbler**
4. Eastern Phoebe
5. White-throated Sparrow
6. Gray Catbird (v)
7. American Crow*
8. Blue Jay**
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Eastern Towhee (v)
11. Cedar Waxwing
12. Northern Flicker
13. Turkey Vulture
14. Savannah Sparrow
15. Common Yellowthroat
16. Ovenbird

Elsewhere

17. Herring Gull

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere