Really busy day of fog and overcast. Had to sneak out quickly before an afternoon appointment to hike Beech Hill with Jack.
Lots of people up there today, despite the grayness and coolness. Furtive birds still—including a little family of Chipping Sparrows. The juvenile female sapsucker was perched again on her favorite tree trunk, sipping away with the flies.
Other sparrow families, too, along with robins and waxwings and a singing Alder Flycatcher.
Tonight is cool and damp.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 2:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Eastern Towhee
2. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3. Red-eyed Vireo
4. American Goldfinch
5. Chipping Sparrow
6. Cedar Waxwing
7. Savannah Sparrow
8. American Robin
9. Song Sparrow
10. Alder Flycatcher
11. Gray Catbird
12. White-breasted Nuthatch
Elsewhere
13. Herring Gull
14. American Crow
15 .Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, Cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-bellied sapsucker