Hermit thrush.
A day much like yesterday. In fact, a lot less active. I limped around, got a few things done. Hired a neighbor to mow my lawn. As we chatted afterward, I noticed a loose flock of laughing gulls pass overhead. They were after some kind of winged insects, in the wake of some kind of hatch. You could see them veer and snag their prey. I’ve seen laughing gulls do that many times before.
Walked the wooded Beech Hill loop today with Jack. Slowly. Saw few birds, heard several. Then, on our return trip, I heart the alarm note of a thrush of some kind. Turned out to be a hermit thrush—a young one, I think. Managed a crappy photo, displayed here for your edification.
Other than the mosquitos and deer flies and my ongoing education about broken ribs, that’s about it.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the wooded trails.
1. Black-capped chickadee* (v)
2. American goldfinch* (v)
3. Chestnut-sided warbler (v)
4. Common yellowthroat
5. Gray catbird (v)
6. Cedar waxwing
7. American crow*
8. Eastern wood-pewee (v)
9. Hermit thrush
Elsewhere
10. Herring gull
11. House sparrow
12. Rock pigeon
13. Osprey
14. Laughing gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, laughing gull, osprey, rock pigeon
