Common yellowthroat.
Ah, summer. Another warm, humid one today—fans going upstairs and down. Did a bunch of work, then took off on my bike for a fast, sweaty ride. As I rode, great cumulus clouds passed over, including a couple that looked vaguely ominous, but no rain fell, and the sun emerged again, and after I got back and changed into my hiking attire, I hurried with Jack up to Beech Hill Preserve, where we were one of only two hiking parties up there.
Song sparrow.
(En route, I should mention, I saw a Cooper’s hawk perched on a utility line along South Street,stopped the truck, got out with my camera—but the hawk flew away.)
Plenty of birds zipping about, including a bunch of bluebirds, four species of sparrow (five, if you count towhees), goldfinch, purple finch, waxwings, and the other usual suspects. I missed a good bluebird photo op, but I got a song sparrow and yellowthroat. Also a pair of tree swallows sailed by.
Tonight is rather cool, all things considered. Cool in two ways, truly.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped chickadee (v)
2. Red-eyed vireo** (v)
3. Chipping sparrow** (v)
4. Veery (v)
5. Chestnut-sided warbler
6. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
7. Common yellowthroat**
8. Eastern towhee (v)
9. Veery (v)
10. Field sparrow (v)
11. Eastern bluebird
12. American crow*
13. American robin**
14. Savannah sparrow
15. Song sparrow**
16. Blue jay** (v)
17. American goldfinch**
18. House finch
19. Gray catbird**
20. Northern flicker (v)
21. Hermit thrush (v)
22. Alder flycatcher (v)
23. Tree swallow
24. Cedar waxwing
Elsewhere
25. American redstart (v)
26. Herring gull
27. Rock pigeon
28. Northern cardinal (v)
29. Cooper’s hawk
30. Mourning dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, cooper's hawk, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, veery, white-breasted nuthatch
