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Archive for August, 2018
Saturday, August 25th, 2018
 Savannah Sparrow. An exciting morning. You can almost feel the energy of all the combined migrating birds—or birds about to migrate. Heard the voice of a sapsucker. Watched little families of hummingbirds chase each other around the spruce grove. Spotted only my second Cape May warbler up there, too—along with a singing wood-pewee.
 Eastern Towhee. Nature, please grant me more days like this one.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Gray Catbird (v)
3. Eastern Towhee
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. Tufted Titmouse
6. Common Yellowthroat
7. Song Sparrow
8. Cedar Waxwing
9. Eastern Wood-pewee
10. Field Sparrow
11. Savannah Sparrow
12. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
13. American Crow*
14. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (v)
15. Eastern Phoebe
16. Yellow-rumped Warbler
17. Least Flycatcher
18. Blue Jay (v)
19. Cape May Warbler
20. American Goldfinch**
Elsewhere
21. Northern Cardinal
22. Mourning Dove
23. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cape May warbler, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, northern cardinal, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
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Friday, August 24th, 2018
 Red-breasted Nuthatch. Cool day, quiet day. Birds are hunkered down (most of them), gearing up for the long trip ahead. Today a few Red-breasted Nuthatches moved through, singly and in pairs. Watched one pair chase each other, seemingly vying over the slim supply of caterpillars in particular a birch tree.
White-breasted Nuthatches are commonest in spring and winter, but the red-breasteds took this day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
2. American Goldfinch (v)
3. American Crow*
4. Eastern Towhee (v)
5. Common Yellowthroat (v)
6. Song Sparrow
7. Red-breasted Nuthatch
8. Gray Catbird (v)
9. Cedar Waxwing
Elsewhere
10. Mourning Dove
11. Herring Gull
12. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, song sparrow
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2018
 Herring Gull. Cool, early morning. Few birds at first, then a few more, then more than a dozen. No great photos, but that’s O.K.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
2. American Goldfinch**
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. Eastern Towhee (v)
5. Common Yellowthroat
6. Song Sparrow
7. Savannah Sparrow
8. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
9. Gray Catbird (v)
10. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
11. Yell0w-rumped Warbler
12. Blue Jay (v)
13. American Crow*
14. Tufted Titmouse (v)
Elsewhere
15. Herring Gull
16. Wild Turkey
17. Rock Pigeon
18. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, herring gull, mourning dove, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, wild turkey, Yell0w-rumped Warbler
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