Gray Catbird.
Yet another rainy and/or foggy morning. I’ve never seen a May like this. Hard to take photos when you have no light to speak of. Damn chilly, too.
Oak grove.
On the other hand, I did list twenty-eight species—thanks to my still-fairly-sensitive ears—and got some moody photos of the foggy bottomlands.
I expect more rain in the morning.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler
3. Red-eyed Vireo
4. American Robin**
5. Scarlet Tanager (v)
6. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
7. American Crow*
8. Veery (v)
9. Eastern Towhee
10. Gray Catbird**
11. Tufted Titmouse (v)
12. American Redstart** (v)
13. Mourning Dove* (v)
14. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
15. American Goldfinch
16. Yellow Warbler**
17. Alder Flycatcher (v)
18. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (humming)
19. Nashville Warbler (v)
20. Common Yellowthroat**
21. Field Sparrow
22. Song Sparrow**
23. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
24. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
25. Blue Jay (v)
26. Hermit Thrush (v)
27. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
28. Blackburnian Warbler (v)
Elsewhere
29. House Sparrow (v)
30. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blackburnian warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbirdt, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, ufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
