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Archive for September, 2018
Monday, September 24th, 2018
 Hermit Thrush. Cold fingers this morning. Temps in the lower 40s (F) at first, and a stout east wind, and few birds about. But a I did see a few about—including, at the end of my hike with dog, a solitary Hermit Thrush.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m. I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. Gray Catbird (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. Northern Flicker
6. Blue Jay**
7. American Goldfinch* (v)
8. Hermit Thrush
Elsewhere
9. Mourning Dove
10. Herring Gull
11. Rock Pigeon
12. Downy Woodpecker (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, downy woodpecker, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, rock pigeon, yellow-rumped warbler
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2018
 Cooper’s Hawk. My past few daily lists have included hawks. They tend to move in batches during fall, in my experience—sometimes in very large swift batches. Today’s batch was small and leisurely—just two hawks, and in no big hurry.
 Northern Harrier. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. Blue Jay** (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. Eastern Towhee (v)
5. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
6. Purple Finch (v)
7. Yellow-rumped Warbler
8. American Goldfinch
9. Song Sparrow
10. American Robin (v)
11. Northern Flicker (v)
12. Gray Catbird (v)
13. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
14. Cooper’s Hawk
15. Northern Harrier
Elsewhere
16. Northern Cardinal (v)
17. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
18. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, cooper's hawk, eastern towhee, gray catbird, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern harrier, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
 American Crow and Red-tailed Hawk. Early hike, not too cold, semi-cloudy, crows and a hawk. Alas, a dead flying squirrel at the summit. Lent a sad note to this equinoctial day.
 Eastern Flying Squirrel. (First day of fall, tra-la!)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. Eastern Towhee (v)
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. Wild turkey (v)
6. American Goldfinch (v)
7. Gray Catbird (v)
8. Northern Flicker (v)
9. Red-tailed Hawk
10. Herring Gull*
11. Turkey Vulture*
12. American Robin (v)
Elsewhere
13. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, northern flicker, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, turkey vulture, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
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