Yellow-rumped warbler.
This week has had the sort of weather you don’t mind getting out in. This day had a few more clouds than the last few, but the temperature was mild and the winds light. Worked, took a bicycle ride, then closed things with my usual hike with Jack, which found us climbing Beech Hill amid a nice little cluster of migrating songbirds. Yellow-rumped warblers and ruby-crowned kinglets, as in recent days. White-throated sparrows. Heard the voices of remnants of a few high-season residents—song sparrow, catbird, towhee—and watched a flicker bounce away over the hill.
Eastern chipmunk.
Man, I love this season.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped chickadee
2. Yellow-rumped warbler
3. Ruby-crowned kinglet
4. American crow* (v)
5. White-throated sparrow (v)
6. Northern flicker
7. Song sparrow (v)
8. Hairy woodpecker (v)
9. Blue jay** (v)
10. Gray catbird (v)
11. Eastern towhee (v)
Elsewhere
12. Herring gull
13. House sparrow
14. American goldfinch (v)
15. Northern cardinal (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, house sparrow, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
