7 November 2026

Return of the thrush

Friday, April 19th, 2013
Hermit thrush, Beech Hill, Rockport, Maine, 19 April 2013.

Hermit thrush.

Sun and cloud today. Chill and warmup. Work inside and hike outside. Town birds and country birds. At Beech Hill: first-of-year hermit thrush.

Beech Hill List
Breginning at 4 p.m., I hiked all trails.

1. Herring gull* (v)
2. Black-capped chickadee**
3. Eastern phoebe** (v)
4. Yellow-rumped warbler
5. Song sparrow* (v)
6. American kestrel
7. Northern flicker (v)
8. Tufted titmouse** (v)
9. Eastern towhee (v)
10. Hermit thrush†
11. Broad-winged hawk† (v)
12. Northern cardinal** (v)
13. American crow* (v)

Elsewhere

14. Mourning dove (v)
15. House finch (v)
16. European starling
17. House sparrow (v)
18. Rock pigeon

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird

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