Eastern bluebird (juvenile).
Late-in-the day hike today—an overcast, cooler day that began with early rain showers. Dry enough in afternoon to take a nice bicycle ride. Much cooler (70s (F)). Good long hike.
Snowshoe hare.
Highlights were a juvenile bluebird or two in the birches along the open trail, a pair of voles in the grass at the edge of the wooded trail, and a solitary snowshoe hare coming up the hill near the main gate—unnoticed by Jack (perhaps the biggest surprise).
A coolish evening, too.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed vireo**
2. Black-throated green warbler (v)
3. Chestnut-sided warbler
4. Ovenbird (v)
5. Eastern phoebe**
6. American redstart (v)
7. Veery (v)
8. Black-capped chickadee**
9. Common yellowthroat**
10. Eastern towhee
11. Scarlet tanager (v)
12. American robin*
13. American goldfinch (v)
14. Hermit thrush (v)
15. Northern flicker (v)
16. Gray catbird**
17. American crow*
18. Black-and-white warbler (v)
19. Alder flycatcher
20. Yellow warbler** (v)
21. Song sparrow**
22. Field sparrow
23. Cedar waxwing**
24. Savannah sparrow
25. Eastern bluebird
26. Mourning dove*
27. Purple finch (v)
28. Blue jay (v)
29. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
30. Northern cardinal** (v)
Elsewhere
31. Herring gull
32. Rock pigeon
33. European starling
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, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
