Quick hike with our human and dog friends this warm, bright morning. Pretty quiet still—quieter than yesterday—what with all the young birds about. No great photos today—but it was a fun one.
But, back home, out on the west lawn, I got a photo of a House Finch.
Beech Hill List Starting at 6:58 a.m. EST (7:58 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v) 2. Eastern Phoebe (v) 3. Tufted Titmouse 4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 5. Song Sparrow** 6. American Goldfinch 7. Ovenbird (v) 8. Hermit Thrush (v) 9. Eastern Towhee 10. Black-capped Chickadee (v) 11. Eastern Wood-pewee (v) 12. American Crow* 13. Northern Flicker (v) 14. American Robin* 15. Pileated Woodpecker (v) 16. Blue Jay (v) 17. Gray Catbird 18. Common Yellowthroat (v) 19. Field Sparrow (v) 20. Cedar Waxwing 21. Yellow Warbler (v) 22. Alder Flycatcher (v) 23. Turkey Vulture 24. Purple Finch (v)
Another sunny, warm morning. Humid, but not as humid. Not a lot of bird vocalization—although little ones were announcing their presence with tiny, begging chips and whines.
Among species that’ve gone quiet: Veery, American Redstart, a couple of woodpecker species. Titmice were perhaps the most active species today, along with others with youngsters, like towhees and catbirds. And toward the end of my hike with dog, we came upon a group of three or four little Chestnut-sided Warbler fledglings.
The sunny, warm weather’s supposed to continue. Tomorrow will be different somehow, just wait…
Beech Hill List Starting at 6:59 a.m. EST (7:59 DST), I hiked all trails.
This morning’s hike with dog was short and quick, as I had an appointment that would cut things shorter than usual. But this morning’s hike happened also under sunny skies, which I first thought might mean fewer bird species than during yesterday’s foggy overcast—but no. I had more.
Notable was the fact that a couple of very young birds posed for photos—including a relatively fearless Common Yellowthroat.
After our hike, I met a friend and we walked to a saltwater cove and had a swim—first swim in a good while for me. It was a very good day.
(More sun coming for the rest of the week, or so they say.)
Beech Hill List Starting at 6:51 a.m. EST (7:51 DST), I hiked the wooded trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v) 2. Eastern Phoebe* 3. Tufted Titmouse** (v) 4. Scarlet Tanager (v) 5. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 6. Song Sparrow** 7. American Goldfinch (v) 8. Ovenbird** (v) 9. Veery (v) 10. Eastern Towhee 11. Black-capped Chickadee** (v) 12. Eastern Wood-pewee (v) 13. White-breasted Nuthatch (v) 14. American Crow* 15. Northern Flicker 16. American Robin* 17. Hairy Woodpecker 18. Blue Jay 19. Gray Catbird** 20. Common Yellowthroat 21. Field Sparrow (v) 22. Cedar Waxwing 23. Eastern Bluebird 24. Yellow Warbler (v) 25. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v) 26. Barn Swallow 27. Purple Finch (v) 28. Downy Woodpecker (v) 29. Brown Creeper (v) 30. Alder Flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
31. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v) 32. Mourning Dove 33. Herring Gull 34. Common Tern 35. American Black Duck 36. Osprey
Mammals
Eastern Chipmunk
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere †First-of-year
