Black-and-white Warbler.
Up early, to Beech Hill right away, found it cold and foggy. Birds were about—but I heard sixteen species before I saw a single one. Eventually, the daylight brightened a little (still overcast), and I got decent looks at most of the species on today’s list. Bad auto-focus on my squeaky old camera, though, cost me dead-on shots of a Swainson’s Thrush and a Northern Parula.
Oh, well. I got me a sweet female Black-and-white Warbler.
Also ran into some birding friends coming up the other trail. Funnily, we were observing the same singing Rose-breasted Grosbeak from different sides of the tree. Got a little video of the grosbeak.
Also heard a first-of-year Yellow Warbler today—but not yet at Beech Hill. This one was singing across the road from my place later on a day turned warm.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Hermit Thrush
2. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
3. Common Yellowthroat
4. Ovenbird**
5. Veery (v)
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Downy Woodpecker**
8. Black-and-white Warbler
9. Chestnut-sided Warbler
10. Black-capped Chickadee
11. Gray Catbird
12. Tufted Titmouse
13. Nashville Warbler
14. Northern Flicker (v)
15. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
16. Blue-headed Vireo
17. Northern Parula
18. American Robin**
19. American Crow* (v)
20. Blue Jay (v)
21. White-throated Sparrow (v)
22. Song Sparrow**
23. Eastern Phoebe
24. Northern Cardinal (v)
25. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
26. Purple Finch (v)
27. American Goldfinch
28. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
29. Chipping Sparrow
30. Swainson’s Thrush†
31. Scarlet Tanager†
32. Wood Thrush (v)
33. Mourning Dove (v)
Elsewhere
34. Herring Gull
35. Yellow Warbler†
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 blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbirdv, purple finch, rose-breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, Swainson's thrush, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wood thrush
