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Archive for April, 2018
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
 Tree Swallow pair. Had a first-of-year kingfisher today. Wouldn’t have noticed it flying over the hill had it not rattled out the species typical call. Not the first year I’ve seen them fly over. Maybe the third?
 Tree Swallow, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 24 April 2018. Otherwise, quite a few species moving through. Plus, woodpeckers.
Mostly just swallows galore.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Song Sparrow**
2.Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
3. American Goldfinch
4. Blue Jay
5. Downy Woodpecker (v)
6. Tree Swallow
7. Northern Flicker
8. Tufted Titmouse (v)
9. American Robin (v)
10. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
11. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
12. Herring Gull*
13. American Crow*
14. Northern Harrier
15. Common Raven
16. Eastern Bluebird
17. Northern Cardinal** (v)
18. Belted Kingfisher
Elsewhere
19. Mourning Dove
20. House Finch
21. Rock Pigeon
22. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, belfted kingfisher, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, common raven, downy soodpecker, eastern bluebird, herring gull, house finh, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern harrier, rock pigeon, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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Monday, April 23rd, 2018
 Yellow-rumped Warbler.  Wild Turkey.  Three crows and redtail.  Ruby-crowned Kinglet.  Common Raven.  Eastern Phoebe. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Tufted Titmouse
2. Song Sparrow
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5. American Robin
6. American Goldfinch
7. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
8. Tree Swallow
9. Eastern Phoebe
10. Red-bellied Woodpecker
11. American Crow
12. Blue Jay
13. Eastern Bluebird
14. Herring Gull
15. Yellow-rumped Warbler
16. Common Raven
17. Merlin
18. Osprey
19. Red-tailed Hawk
20. Golden-crowned Kinglet
Elsewhere
21. Wild Turkey
22. Mourning Dove
23. Great Blue Heron
24. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, common raven, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, golden-crowned kinglet, great blue heron, herring gull, merlin, mourning dove, osprey, red-bellied woodpecker, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, wild turkey, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2018
 American Kestrel. Sun and sky and breeze and falcons. A kestrel. A merlin. Two more kestrels. Also a couple other hawks—a broad-wing and a harrier—and assorted other April species.
 Kestrel on the bluebird box. A good morning.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Song Sparrow*
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Tufted Titmouse (v)
4. American Goldfinch** (v)
5. American Robin (v)
6. Eastern Phoebe*
7. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (v)
8. American Kestrel
9. Tree Swallow
10. Northern Flicker
11. American Crow*
12. Herring Gull* (v)
13. Merlin
14. Broad-winged Hawk
15. Eastern Bluebird
16. Hermit Thrush
17. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
18. Northern Harrier
Elsewhere
19. Mourning Dove
20. Golden-crowned Kinglet (v)
21. Turkey Vulture
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American kestrel, American robin, black-capped chickadee, broad-winged hawk, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, golden-crowned kinglet, hermit thrush, herring gull, merlin, mourning dove, northern flicker, northern harrier, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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