Ovenbird.
Be careful what you wish for, I guess. In yesterday’s thick fog, I was kind of looking forward to today’s sunlight as more conducive to good bird photography—but what I didn’t count on was the cold and wind that accompanied the overnight clearing trend. I got fewer photos this morning than yesterday, even.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
Missed a chestnut-sided warbler right in front of me. Got only a half-way decent shot of a first-of-year hummingbird. Had no chance at photographing a woodcock that flew clear across in front of me and Jack, from right to left, all the while illuminated by the sun behind us. But the warbler was lovely. I got a great look at the hummingbird. And the woodcock was a swift and handsome chestnut brown in the early morning light.
How little I’ve got to complain about, after all.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Black-throated green warbler** (v)
3. Eastern phoebe**
4. Eastern towhee
5. Cedar waxwing (v)
6. American robin**
7. American goldfinch (v)
8. Common raven (v)
9. Black-and-white warbler**
10. Hairy woodpecker (v)
11. American crow*
12. Blue jay** (v)
13. Northern parula** (v)
14. Rose-breasted grosbeak (v)
15. Chestnut-sided warbler
16. Northern cardinal** (v)
17. Herring gull*
18. Common yellowthroat
19. Gray catbird (v)
20. White-throated sparrow
21. Mourning dove*
22. Nashville warbler
23. Yellow warbler** (v)
24. Song sparrow**
25. Yellow-rumped warbler
26. Ruby-throated hummingbird
27. Savannah sparrow
28. Tufted titmouse** (v)
29. Purple finch (v)
30. American redstart (v)
31. Field sparrow
32. Chipping sparrow**
Elsewhere
33. House finch (v)
34. European starling
35. Rock pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, purple finch, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
