Eastern phoebe.
Big rain overnight. Little rain this morning. Overcast until mid- to late-afternoon, when a hint of sun poked through. I worked like a sumbitch migrating websites between servers. Discombobulated me somewhat. Then I took two dogs to Beech Hill for a quick hike up the open trail.
Not many birds made themselves visible, but one of the phoebes nesting at Beech Nut appeared with a cricket in its beak.
Somehow, that seemed to sum up the day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:30 p.m, I hiked the open trail.
1. American redstart** (v)
2. Chipping sparrow (v)
3. Eastern towhee (v)
4. Chestnut-sided warbler (v)
5. American robin**
6. Black-capped chickadee (v)
7. American crow*
8. Yellow warbler** (v)
9. Song sparrow**
10. Tufted titmouse** (v)
11. American goldfinch (v)
12. Alder flycatcher (v)
13. Ovenbird** (v)
14. Common yellowthroat
15. Gray catbird** (v)
16. Eastern phoebe
17. Savannah sparrow
18. Northern flicker (v)
Elsewhere
19. House finch (v)
20. Herring gull
21. Mourning dove
22. European starling
23. Double-crested cormorant
24. Great black-backed gull
25. Great crested flycatcher
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, great black-backed gull, great crested flycatcher, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern flicker, ovenbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow warbler
