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Archive for August, 2017
Monday, August 28th, 2017
 Gray Catbird (juvie).
Cool (upper-50s (F). Clear (cloudless). Calm. Quiet birds sneaking around in the shadows. Spotted a young catbird, some young Song Sparrows, and the like. Feels like fall out there.
 Song Sparrow.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Song Sparrow
2. American Goldfinch
3. Gray Catbird**
4. Eastern Towhee
5. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
6. Downy Woodpecker*
7. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
8. Tufted Titmouse (v)
9. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
10. Common Yellowthroat
11. Purple Finch
12. Yellow-rumped Warbler
13. Cedar Waxwing
14. American Crow*
15. Herring Gull*
16. Blue Jay (v)
Elsewhere
17. Mourning Dove
18. Northern Cardinal
19. Canada Goose
20. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Canada goose, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow-rumped warbler Posted in Lists, Observations, Photo | No Comments »
Sunday, August 27th, 2017
 Cape May Warbler (in fall plumage).
A calm, cool cloudless morning, yet another with evidence of fall migration. Warblers flitting silently in the trailside tangles, a Cooper’s hawk scouting the summit, waxwings young and old stocking up on flies. I saw six warbler species—one of them the first Cape May I’ve ever seen at Beech Hill.
 Cooper’s Hawk.
We’ve had a dry, cool summer so far.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Flicker
2. American Goldfinch
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Tufted Titmouse
5. Hermit Thrush
6. White-breasted Nuthatch
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler
8. American Redstart
9. Gray Catbird
10. Downy Woodpecker
11. Blue Jay
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Eastern Phoebe
14. Eastern Wood-pewee
15. Chipping Sparrow
16. Northern Cardinal
17. Hairy Woodpecker
18. Common Yellowthroat
19. Yellow-rumped Warbler
20. Song Sparrow
21. Cedar Waxwing
22. Savannah Sparrow
23. Red-eyed Vireo
24. Cooper’s Hawk
25. Yellow Warbler
26. Least Flycatcher
27. Cape May Warbler
Elsewhere
27. Mourning Dove
28. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American goldfinch, American redstart, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cape May warbler, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, cooper's hawk, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler Posted in Lists, Observations, Photo | No Comments »
Saturday, August 26th, 2017
 Northern Cardinal (molting female).
A cool, cloudless morning on the hill. Not nearly so many birds as yesterday—but plenty of butterflies, crickets, flowers. I did hear ravens and got to watch three of the resident Broad-winged Hawks circle above the hut. And got a glimpse of a molting cardinal in an apple tree.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Goldfinch
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. Tufted Titmouse (v)
4. Song Sparrow
5. Gray Catbird
6. Eastern Towhee
7. American Crow*
8. Cedar Waxwing*
9. Common Yellowthroat
10. Yellow-rumped Warbler
11. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (v)
12. Eastern Phoebe
13. Broad-winged Hawk
14. Common Raven (v)
15. American Robin (v)
16. Northern Cardinal
Elsewhere
17. American Redstart (v)
18. Chipping Sparrow
19. Mourning Dove
20. Herring Gull
v = Voce only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow-rumped warbler Posted in Lists, Observations, Photo | No Comments »
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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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