Black-throated Green Warbler.
Rain moved in. Heard it before waking up entirely, then spent much of the day indoors. In afternoon it stopped, and things dried, but the sky remained overcast, and fog settled in the low places. Beech Hill was dim and shadowy, and my bird photos were subsequently blurry and vague—but that kind of matched the day.
Wood lily.
Of note: little warblers were flitting around all over the place. And by “little,” I mean not only youngsters (there were plenty of those), but their frantic parents (not much larger), in a frenzy to keep all the hungry mouths full. There wasn’t a lot of singing; there was a lot of flitting. I watched four species engaged in swift, furtive fledgling-feeding behavior within a hundred feet of the parking lot in fact. Fun.
Up the hill, the sparrows were active. Similar feeding going on. Also towhees.
Earlier this evening, some thunder blew through. We’re advise to expect more overnight.
Which is fine. I rather like a thunderstorm.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. American Redstart
3. Eastern Towhee (v)
4. Cedar Waxwing** (v)
5. American Robin (v)
6. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
7. Mourning Dove (v)
8. American Goldfinch** (v)
9. Black-throated Green Warbler
10. Black-and-white Warbler
11. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
12. Chestnut-sided Warbler
13. Yellow Warbler** (v)
14. Chipping Sparrow (v)
15. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
16. Song Sparrow*
17. American Crow*
18. Savannah Sparrow
19. Gray Catbird
20. Field Sparrow (v)
21. Ovenbird** (v)
22. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
23. House Finch** (v)
Elsewhere
24. Herring Gull
25. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-thraoted green warbler, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
