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Archive for September, 2018
Thursday, September 6th, 2018
 Cedar Waxwing. A steamy morning, foggy until the sun burned the fog away (which didn’t take long). Sulphur butterflies all over the hill, also a Monarch or two, multiple dragonfly species, other pollinators. Birds were lurking in the shadows, what with the warmth and humidity.
 Orange Sulphur. In afternoon, a big storm blew through, with rain and thunder and winds that felled trees here inshore and out on Monhegan. Poured—but not for long.
A fickle day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Blue Jay (v)
2. American Crow*
3. American Goldfinch
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Song Sparrow
6. Common Yellowthroat*
7. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
9. Northern Cardinal (v)
10. Yellow-rumped Warbler
11. Cedar Waxwing
12. Eastern Bluebird (v)
Elsewhere
13. House Finch
14. Mourning Dove
15. Herring Gull
16. Wild Turkey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, red-breasted nuthatch, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2018
 White-breasted Nuthatch. Thanks to a fly hatch rising from the grass this morning, multiple bird species showed up in the spruce grove at the summit of Beech Hill this morning. I just missed a couple great photos, but I did get a couple decent ones of a nuthatch.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Blue Jay
2. American Crow*
3. Black-capped Chickadee**
4. Gray Catbird (v)
5. Veery
6. Song Sparrow
7. American Goldfinch
8. White-breasted Nuthatch**
9. Purple Finch (v)
10. Common Yellowthroat (v)
11. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
12. Eastern Towhee (v)
13. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
14. Yellow-rumped Warbler
15. Red-breasted Nuthatch
16. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
17. Eastern Phoebe
18. Tufted Titmouse (v)
19. Northern Cardinal**
20. Northern Flicker (v)
Elsewhere
21. Double-crested Cormorant
22. Mourning Dove
23. House Finch (v)
24. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2018
 Monarch caterpillar. The most thrilling part of this day—birdwise or otherwise—was this warm early afternoon when, upon exiting Good Tern Coop in Rockland, I saw a Common Nighthawk winging its way over the parking lot. I got so excited I walked back in to tell the clerks what I’d seen.
I remember in the old days when nighthawks nested on the roofs of the Rockland business block, but until today I hadn’t seen a single one in town in probably 20 years. Last one I’ve seen was flying above Beech Hill a few years ago.
Speaking of: not a single decent bird pic from my hike with dog today today. But I did get a pic of a Monarch caterpillar.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Blue Jay
3. Black-capped Chickadee**
4. American Crow*
5. American Goldfinch**
6. Song Sparrow
7. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Yellow-rumped Warbler
9. Gray Catbird (v)
10. Turkey Vulture*
11. Tufted Titmouse (v)
12. Eastern Towhee (v)
Elsewhere
13. Northern Cardinal
14. White-breasted Nuthatch
15. Wild Turkey
16. Rock Pigeon
17. Herring Gull
18. Common Nighthawk
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, common nighthawk, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, northern cardinal, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
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