Savannah Sparrow.
The highlight of my early hike this warm, muggy, buggy day: the briefest of glimpses—about two seconds, tops—of an adult male Cooper’s Hawk that zipped in, lit on a branch in front of dog and me, then as I raised my camera took off again, headed in the same direction. A male Cooper’s always looks to me as if he’s dressed in formalwear, a tuxedo or something.
Birch.
Otherwise, quite birdy. Saw a pair of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (first-of-year species) down at the Beech Hill Road parking lot. Also came upon a female Brown-headed Cowbird that seemed frighteningly interested in a singing robin.
Plenty of warblers, but still no redstarts of Yellow Warblers. Still no flycatchers to speak of. A lot yet to look forward to.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. American Robin*
2. Ovenbird**
3. Black-throated Green Warbler**
4. Northern Parula
5. Brown-headed Cowbird
6. Veery**
7. Black-and-white Warbler
8. Herring Gull*
9. American Goldfinch
10. Black-capped Chickadee**
11. Chestnut-sided Warbler
12. Common Yellowthroat**
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Gray Catbird
15. American Crow*
16. Northern Flicker (v)
17. Wild Turkey (v)
18. Nashville Warbler
19. Cooper’s Hawk
20. Tufted Titmouse (v)
21. Purple Finch
22. Blue Jay (v)
23. Song Sparrow**
24. White-throated Sparrow (v)
25. Savannah Sparrow
26. Northern Cardinal**
27. Mourning Dove*
28. Wood Thrush (v)
29. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
30. Eastern Phoebe (v)
31. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
32. Downy Woodpecker (v)
33. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
34. Turkey Vulture
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, cooper's hawk, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, purple finch, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, wood thrush
