Savannah sparrow.
Dang, what a lovely day. Cloudless again, warm but with a coolish breeze—and not too much of a breeze. Made for a great, long midday bike ride and a good afternoon of Saturday errands.
Gray catbird nestling.
Also a good hike with Jack in late afternoon. At first I heard few birds—it being a poor time of day, and a sneak-around time of year—and saw even fewer. Saw no bird at all until we’d nearly reached the summit already (flicker). But then they started revealing themselves here and there.
Curious sightings: a wood frog along the trail, blending perfectly in with last year’s fall leaves; a big, loud cowbird fledgling in the trailside birches whining for its adoptive mother; a tiny, loud catbird nestling that I somehow spotted in a tangle of brush down the upper wooded trail. Ate a few blueberries, saw a few people (and two dogs).
Tonight is cool and just about as lovely as it can get.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:15 p.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed vireo** (v)
2. Ovenbird (v)
3. Cedar waxwing**
4. Hermit thrush (v)
5. American crow* (v)
6. Chestnut-sided warbler** (v)
7. Veery** (v)
8. Eastern wood-pewee (v)
9. Common yellowthroat**
10. Black-capped chickadee**
11. Black-throated green warbler (v)
12. American goldfinch** (v)
13. Northern flicker
14. American robin**
15. Gray catbird**
16. Eastern towhee
17. Alder flycatcher
18. Field sparrow (v)
19. Savannah sparrow
20. Yellow warbler** (v)
21. Song sparrow**
22. Eastern bluebird (v)
23. Brown-headed cowbird (fledgling)
24. Mourning dove* (v)
25. Black-and-white warbler (v)
Elsewhere
26. Eastern phoebe (v)
27. Tufted titmouse (v)
28. Northern cardinal (v)
29. Herring gull
30. Chipping sparrow (v)
31. American redstart (v)
32. Osprey (v)
33. Red-tailed hawk
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Wood frog.
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, brown-headed cowbird, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, red-tailed hawk, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
