Clay-colored Sparrow.
Greater Yellowlegs.
Yellow-rumped warbler.
With so much going on out here, it’s hard to make time for thrilling blog entries. So for the next few days, I’ll just try for a partial species list and post a few semi-decent photos. And maybe mention a few highlights—like the Clay-Colored Sparrow that wowed us by fluttering back and forth along the trail, munching on Queen Anne’s Lace.
Monhegan List
Tally of species from my third day on the island.
1. Herring Gull
2. American Crow
3. Blue Jay
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. Song Sparrow
6. Merlin
7. Baltimore Oriole
8. European Starling
9. Great Black-backed Gull
10. Black-capped Chickadee
11. Red-breasted Nuthatch
12. Red-eyed Vireo
13. Black-and-white Warbler
14. Mallard
15. Greater Yellowlegs
16. Sharp-shinned Hawk
17. Peregrine Falcon
18. Northern Flicker
19. Blackpoll Warbler
20. Red-winged Blackbird
21. Lark Sparrow
22. Clay-colored Sparrow
23. White-throated Sparrow
24. Red-headed Woodpecker
25. Eastern Phoebe…
…and more birds I’m forgetting.
Tags: American crow, Baltimore oriole, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blackpoll warbler, blue jay, clay-colored sparrow, eastern phoebe, European starling, great black-backed gull, greater yellowlegs, herring gull, lark sparrow, mallard, merlin, northern flicker, peregrine falcon, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, red-headed woodpecker, red-winged blackbird, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
