Chestnut-sided warbler.
Rained all day. Tried to coordinate my hike with Jack with a weather radar image that showed a letup, but it drizzled on us the whole way up and down the hill. Still there were birds. A veery singing very near the trail. Several warblers, a couple sparrows. And hummingbirds.
The first hummer zipped by near the summit—down and over the hill. The second and third buzzed swiftly by as we walked down to where the trail follows the field edge, with dripping, blooming apple trees and highbush blueberries lining the tangled side. In all, I must’ve heard or seen a dozen ruby-throated hummingbirds, at least. Lots of chases. Territorial behavior, I imagine. It was awesome.
Never got even a chance at a photo because of their speed and stealth and the dimness and drippiness and drizzle. But I did get a shot of a wet chestnut-sided warbler.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Veery (v)
2. Common yellowthroat
3. American robin
4. Chestnut-sided warbler
5. Eastern towhee
6. Yellow warbler
7. Eastern phoebe
8. Black-throated green warbler (v)
9. Savannah sparrow
10. Ovenbird (v)
11. Song sparrow (v)
12. Ruby-throated hummingbird
13. Gray catbird (v)
14. Field sparrow (v)
15. Black-capped chickadee
16. Yellow-rumped warbler
Elsewhere
17. House finch (v)
18. American crow
19. Northern cardinal (v)
20. Herring gull
21. House sparrow (v)
22. Mourning dove
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, veery, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
