Chestnut-sided Warbler.
Cool, gray morning—but still. I wore a heavy shirt instead of a hoodie and would’ve felt more comfortable in a hoodie, but I barely noticed. Lots of birds.
Ovenbird.
No outlandish behavior or crazy sightings, but I did get a listen to (and brief look at) a Red-bellied Woodpecker, crept up on another Veery, Got a nice photo of a Chestnut-sided Warbler, and watched Ovenbirds chase and skirmish. Got drizzled on briefly. Listed thirty-eight species on the hill.
Noteworthy was my first-of-year Ruby-throated Hummingbird—a male, feeding on the new blossoms of the low-bush blueberries near the open trail. I think I saw the guy later, too (or another guy). All common sparrow species, all common thrushes, no hawks, no flycatchers (although I thought I heard a single Alder Flycatcher’s call). Nine warbs.
It rained some this evening. Still dry, though.
Tomorrow morning Jack and I will be up and on the hill first thing again.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Northern Parula (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Tufted Titmouse (v)
5. Herring Gull* (v)
6. Common Yellowthroat**
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
9. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
10. Veery
11. Black-throated Green Warbler
12. Hermit Thrush
13. Mourning Dove*
14. Eastern Towhee
15. Nashville Warbler
16. American Redstart
17. Yellow Warbler**
18. Gray Catbird
19. Red-bellied Woodpecker
20. American Crow*
21. American Robin
22. Blue Jay
23. Song Sparrow
24. Northern Cardinal (v)
25. Ruby-throated Hummingbird†
26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
27. Field Sparrow
28. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
29. Purple Finch (v)
30. Wood Thrush (v)
31. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
32. American Goldfinch
33. Chipping Sparrow (v)
34. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
35. Savannah Sparrow
36. White-throated Sparrow (v)
37. Eastern Phoebe
38. Mallard
Elsewhere
39. Turkey Vulture
40. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Saddle and Mark.
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wood thrush, yellow warbler
