Common Yellowthroat.
Another wet, cool, drippy, rainy June day. Again I waited until later in the day to take Jack on a hike of Beech Hill Preserve—but only until noon, and only because the weather radar showed heavier rain moving in. We got to the summit and back before the rain began to come down. (It’s still coming down now, hours later.) But what a surprisingly fruitful hike.
Broad-winged Hawk.
Seven species of warbler. Six species of sparrow (including Eastern Towhee). A Great-crested Flycatcher and an Eastern Wood-pewee—even though we didn’t venture into the woods at all. Foggy as hell, true, but that just makes me thankful my ears are still pretty good.
After our hike, as we came down Beech Hill Road in a pretty steady rain, I spied a Broad-winged Hawk on a utility line. Just perched there on one leg, looking down, as if ruminating. It didn’t seemed phased when I stopped the truck and snapped a couple photos.
More rain possible tomorrow, but the weekend forecasts say something about temperatures in the 70s (F), so I’m kind of psyched about that.
We all should be psyched about something.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 12 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. American Redstart**
3. Common Yellowthroat**
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. Eastern Towhee
6. Downy Woodpecker (v)
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
8. Ovenbird (v)
9. Eastern Phoebe**
10. American Robin**
11. American Crow*
12. Yellow Warbler** (v)
13. Veery (v)
14. Field Sparrow (v)
15. Alder Flycatcher
16. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
17. Blue Jay (v)
18. Gray Catbird** (v)
19. Song Sparrow**
20. Savannah Sparrow
21. White-throated Sparrow (v)
22. American Goldfinch (v)
23. House Finch (v)
24. Black-and-White Warbler (v)
25. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
26. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
27. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
28. Cedar Waxwing (v)
Elsewhere
29. House Sparrow
30. Herring Gull
31. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
32. Broad-winged Hawk
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, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, veery, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler
