Eastern wood-pewee and red-eyed vireo.
More rain and humidity. Wetness, waterloggedness. The wettest year by far (so far) than any since I’ve lived in Maine. Something’s going on when it comes to the global climate, that’s for sure.
Veery.
Finally got out in it. Got up to Beech Hill. Walked all trails. So dim that photography was nearly impossible—but not completely so. In fact, I got some moody, blurry, ephemeral sorts of images—including one of a chasing pewee and vireo.
Thick fog at the summit. Also a Savannah sparrow chipping at Jack and me from the roof of Beech Nut.
Mosquitos swarming.
Dampness, mud, humidity.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:45 p.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed vireo**
2. Chestnut-sided warbler (v)
3. Black-throated green warbler (v)
4. Eastern phoebe**
5. Ovenbird**
6. Veery
7. Common yellowthroat**
8. American crow*
9. Eastern wood-pewee
10. Black-capped chickadee
11. American robin**
12. Tufted titmouse**
13. Hairy woodpecker
14. American goldfinch (v)
15. Mourning dove*
16. Scarlet tanager (v)
17. Hermit thrush (v)
18. Gray catbird**
19. Eastern towhee
20. Alder flycatcher (v)
21. Black-and-white warbler (v)
22. Savannah sparrow
23. Song sparrow**
24. Yellow warbler**
25. Downy woodpecker
26. Field sparrow (v)
27. American redstart** (v)
28. Chipping sparrow (v)
29. Purple finch (v)
30. Cedar waxwing (v)
Elsewhere
31. Herring gull
32. Northern cardinal (v)
33. House finch (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
