Hermit Thrush.
Today I took an earlier hike with Jack than usual, what with a forecast of big rains. Gray were the skies as we ascended—along, saw no other humans (or canines) up there—and nervous was the feel of the air. All over the place flitted birds.
White-throated Sparrow, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 21 October 2014.
Hermit Thrushes (several), perhaps a dozen Dark-eyed Juncos, a gazillion Yellow-Rumped Warblers, a couple Hairy Woodpeckers, a Northern Flicker. I also spied a Magnolia Warbler in drab fall plumage. Many, many sparrows.
I thought I saw a chippy, but I couldn’t be sure. I could, however, be sure of the White-crowned Sparrow I saw, and a few White-Throated Sparrows, and some Song Sparrows. Oddly, on the north stone wall of Beech Nut sat three yellow-rumps and a junco. Not sure what they were up to there—but I did notice some loose swarms of fair-sized, dark, flimsy-looking flies.
Not long after we got back in the car, the rains came.
Elsewhere, the flock of geese is still hanging out in the big green field on Meadow Street. Have seen them there nearly every day for a couple weeks.
Tonight it’s been raining like crazy off and on. Supposed to continue for three solid days.
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 12 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. White-breasted Nuthatch
2. Hairy Woodpecker
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler*
5. Hermit Thrush
6. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
7. Magnolia Warbler
8. White-throated Sparrow
9. Northern Flicker
10. Blue Jay (v)
11. Song Sparrow
12. Dark-eyed Junco
13. White-crowned Sparrow
14. American Crow*
15. American Robin (v)
Elsewhere
16. Herring Gull
17. Canada Goose
18. Northern Cardinal
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Canada goose, dark-eyed junco, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, magnolia warblerw, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, white-crowned sparrow, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
