American redstart.
A little thunder last night but not a lot of rain. The day that followed had highs and lows. Frustrations, but also a little cluster of rewards—and a nice long bike ride after the sun came out.
Wild iris.
Jack and I didn’t get to Beech Hill until late for a change. Early evening, upper-60s (F), sun, mosquitoes out the ying-yang. Not the best time for birding, but not entirely unpleasant, either. A nice little breeze causing a rush in the new leaves of the trees. Highlights were a surprise kingbird at the summit, a singing wood thrush in the lower woods, and a first-of-year wild iris.
Earlier, while working with the windows open, I heard interesting stuff: the great crested fly (still hanging around). ospreys and laughing gulls, and the high whistle of a broad-wing.
The air tonight is fragrant and really, really lovely.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed vireo
2. Chestnut-sided warbler
3. Black-capped chickadee
4. Ovenbird
5. Hermit thrush
6. Eastern towhee
7. Blue jay
8. American robin
9. Veery
10. American redstart
11. Common yellowthroat
12. American crow
13. Yellow warbler
14. Alder flycatcher
15. Gray catbird
16. Song sparrow
17. Black-billed cuckoo
18. Northern flicker
19. Tufted titmouse
20. Black-throated green warbler
21. American goldfinch
22. Eastern phoebe
23. Savannah sparrow
24. Eastern kingbird
25. Scarlet tanager
26. Wood thrush
27. Black-throated blue warbler
28. Black-and-white warbler
Elsewhere
29. House finch (v)
30. Herring gull
31. Great crested flycatcher
32. Laughing gull
33. Osprey
34. Broad-winged hawk
35. Rock pigeon
36. Common grackle
37. European starling
38. House sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, chestnut-sided warbler, common grackle, common yellowthroat, eastern kingbird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, laughing gull, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, wood thrush, yellow warbler
