Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
Rained like crazy this morning—some of the heaviest rain in Maine I can recall. Brief downpours, two of them. Otherwise, drizzly, showery, then foggy. Got up to Beech Hill with dog finally, late.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (with wasp).
We visited the sapsucker family again. Two youngsters. The young male gave out a few warning cries, but the female was wrangling a wasp.
Up toward the summit, we encountered a little family of Savannah sparrows, an adult and three of its offspring. Yellowthroats and catbirds were protecting their broods, too.
But the sapsuckers remain the stars of the Beech Hill show.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Eastern Towhee (v)
2. American Goldfinch
3. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4. Cedar Waxwing (v)
5. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
6. Northern Cardinal (v)
7. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
8. American Robin (v)
9. Song Sparrow**
10. Savannah Sparrow
11. Common Yellowthroat
12. Alder Flycatcher (v)
13. Gray Catbird
14. American Crow (v)
15. Common Raven (v)
Elsewhere
16. Herring Gull
17. House Sparrow
18. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, yellow-bellied sapsucker
