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Waxwing Days

Thursday, July 28th, 2016
Cedar Waxwing, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 28 July 2016.

Cedar Waxwing.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Eastern Towhee**
2. Eastern Phoebe
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Mourning Dove** (v)
5. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
6. Alder Flycatcher (v)
7. Cedar Waxwing
8. Gray Catbird
9. Song Sparrow**
10. Common Yellowthroat**
11. Field Sparrow (v)
12. American Crow*
13. Savannah Sparrow
14. American Robin** (v)
15. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)

Elsewhere

16. Northern Cardinal
17. Herring Gull
18. House Sparrow (v)

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

 

Many Morning Birds

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
Eastern Towhee, Beech Hill preserve, Rockport, Maine, 27 July 2016.

Eastern Towhee.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

Eastern Phoebe, Beech Hill preserve, Rockport, Maine, 27 July 2016.

Eastern Phoebe.

1. Mourning Dove*
2. American Robin**
3. American Goldfinch*
4. Eastern Towhee
5. Cedar Waxwing*
6. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
7. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
8. Alder Flycatcher
9. Song Sparrow**
10. Northern Flicker
11. Gray Catbird**
12. Common Yellowthroat**
13. Blue Jay (v)
14. Field Sparrow
15. Eastern Phoebe
16. American Crow* (v)
17. Purple Finch (v)
18. Barn Swallow
19. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
20. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
21. Tufted Titmouse (v)
22. Common Raven (v)
23. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
24. Savannah Sparrow
25. Yellow Warbler
26. Hermit Thrush (v)

Red-shouldered Hawk, Rockport, Maine, 27 July 2016.

Red-shouldered Hawk (note wing “windows”).

Elsewhere

27. Northern Cardinal
28. Chipping Sparrow
29. Herring Gull
30. Red-shouldered Hawk
31. Osprey
32. Rock Pigeon

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

 

Midsummer Day

Tuesday, July 26th, 2016
Eastern Phoebe, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 26 July 2016.

Eastern Phoebe.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 11:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

Jack on trail, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 26 July 2016.

Jack on trail.

1. Eastern Towhee (v)
2. American Goldfinch**
3. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
4. Black-and-white Warbler
5. Cedar Waxwing**
6. Mourning Dove* (v)
7. American Robin (v)
8. Song Sparrow**
9. Common Yellowthroat**
10. Alder Flycatcher (v)
11. Field Sparrow (v)
12. Gray Catbird*
13. Eastern Phoebe
14. Savannah Sparrow
15. American Crow* (v)
16. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
17. Common Raven (v)
18. Purple Finch (v)

Elsewhere

19. Herring Gull
20. Northern Cardinal (v)
21. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)

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

 

 
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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