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Archive for June, 2018
Tuesday, June 12th, 2018
 American Redstart (male). Jack and I had company on our morning hike today. A friend and a friend of a friend (now also a friend) liked the idea of looking around for birds at Beech Hill. And it was a good day for it—more than 30 species, including an obliging Scarlet Tanager that flew over the barren hillside in plain view.
Several birds popped up for photos—not least striking a handsome male American Redstart.
Birds, humans, and dogs: good company indeed.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Eastern Phoebe*
3. American Robin* (v)
4. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
5. Black-capped Chickadee**
6. Veery (v)
7. American Redstart**
8. American Crow*
9. Blue Jay (v)
10. Song Sparrow**
11. Eastern Bluebird
12. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
13. Ovenbird (v)
14. Alder Flycatcher
15. Yellow Warbler
16. Tree Swallow
17. Eastern Towhee
18. Common Yellowthroat
19. Gray Catbird (v)
20. Field Sparrow
21. Purple Finch
22. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
23. Tufted Titmouse (v)
24. Scarlet Tanager
25. Osprey
26. Broad-winged Hawk
27. Cedar Waxwing
28. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
29. Mourning Dove* (v)
30. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
31. American Goldfinch**
Elsewhere
31. Herring Gull
32. Rock Pigeon
33. European Starling (v)
34. House Sparrow (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, brown-headed cowbird, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, osprey, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
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Monday, June 11th, 2018
 Eastern Bluebird. Bright, but not too bright. Cool, but not too cool. Another perfect morning to hike Beech Hill.
 Chipping Sparrows. Saw and/or heard many of our resident bird species—and got hints of how far along (or not so far) are a few nesting pairs. The bluebirds are well along, as are the phoebes. But I stumbled on a pair of Chipping Sparrows just now hooking up—surely not their second nest this year.
Just business as usual here at the 44th parallel on a sunny day in June.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
3. Veery (v)
4. American Robin* (v)
5. American Crow*
6. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
7. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
8. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
9. Alder Flycatcher**
10. Ovenbird (v)
11. Song Sparrow
12. Northern Cardinal*
13. American Goldfinch**
14. Eastern Bluebird
15. Eastern Towhee
16. Tree Swallow
17. Yellow Warbler**
18. Cedar Waxwing
19. Blue Jay (v)
20. Field Sparrow
21. Eastern Phoebe*
22. Purple Finch (v)
23. Chipping Sparrow*
24. Common Yellowthroat**
25. Gray Catbird**
26. Turkey Vulture
27. American Redstart (v)
Elsewhere
28. Mourning Dove
29. Rock Pigeon
30. Bald Eagle
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, bald eagle, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, tree swallow, turkey vulture, veery, yellow warbler
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Sunday, June 10th, 2018
 Eastern Towhee (female). A lovely, sunny, cool, cloudless morning. Jack and I had the hill to ourselves—other than the birds, I mean. And birds there were. A lot of them.
 Eastern Towhee (male). Mostly I heard them singing or calling, near and/or far. I missed Savannah Sparrow—have missed these familiar little guys this season, what with less shrubbery in the upper fields for them to hang out in. I think there’s only one nesting family this year for the first time in many.
No shortage of towhees, however. The commonest nesting species at Beech Hill, I do believe.
(Drink your tea, muthafucka!)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
3. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
4. Ovenbird (v)
5. Alder Flycatcher (v)
6. Song Sparrow
7. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
8. American Crow*
9. American Goldfinch
10. Eastern Bluebird
11. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
12. Cedar Waxwing
13. Yellow Warbler
14. Eastern Towhee
15. Tree Swallow
16. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
17. Chipping Sparrow
18. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
19. Herring Gull
20. Eastern Phoebe
21. Field Sparrow
22. Common Yellowthroat (v)
23. Northern Flicker
24. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
25. American Redstart (v)
26. Tufted Titmouse (v)
27. Northern Cardinal (v)
28. Common Raven
29. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
30. Veery (v)
Elsewhere
31. American Robin
32. Gray Catbird
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, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
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