Great Blue Heron.
Cool, windy, a sky half-full of photogenic clouds. Not many birds at Beech Hill this late afternoon—when Jack and I finally got up there—but a few. Including a west-bound Great Blue Heron.
At one point I patch of sun lit the barren on Rockville Ridge, and I grabbed a photo.
Bye-bye spring.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Song Sparrow
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. Ovenbird (v)
4. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
5. Yellow Warbler (v)
6. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
7. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
8. Eastern Towhee (v)
9. Gray Catbird* (v)
10. Field Sparrow (v)
11. Common Raven
12. American Crow*
13. American Goldfinch
14. Great Blue Heron
15. Alder Flycatcher (v)
16. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
Elsewhere
17. House Sparrow (v)
18. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
19. American Redstart (v)
20. Great Black-backed Gull
21. Double-crested Cormorant
22. Osprey
23. Common Grackle
24. Herring Gull
25. Northern Cardinal (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Distant barren.
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common raven, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great black-backed gull, great blue heron, herring gull, house sparrow, northern cardinal, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, yellow warbler
