Alder Flycatcher.
Early in my hike with dog this morning, I stopped and for a long time watched a Red-eyed Vireo that had flown down to near eye-level. Amazing little birds, they are.
Least Flycatcher.
Later in the hike, I spotted an Alder Flycatcher. I hear them a lot, but they’re furtive and good at staying out of sight. Then, still later, I heard—then saw—a Least Flycatcher hunting, well, flies atop a beech tree coming down the back side. And after that, descending through the woods, I heard a first-of-year Eastern Wood-pewee.
A flycatcher sort of day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:45 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Mallard
2. Ovenbird
3. American Robin*
4. Tufted Titmouse (v)
5. Common Yellowthroat
6. Red-eyed Vireo
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
8. Veery
9. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
10. American Redstart**
11. Black-capped Chickadee
12. Northern Parula (v)
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
15. Mourning Dove* (v)
16. Gray Catbird
17. Yellow Warbler
18. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
19. Northern Flicker (v)
20. Song Sparrow
21. Alder Flycatcher
22. American Goldfinch
23. Nashville Warbler (v)
24. Eastern Phoebe (v)
25. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
26. Savannah Sparrow
27. Ruby-throated Hummingbird*
28. Blue Jay (v)
29. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
30. Least Flycatcher
31. Osprey
32. Hermit Thrush (v)
33. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
34. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
Elsewhere
35. Herring Gull
36. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
Tags: alder flycatcher, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-thraoted green warbler, black-throated blue warbler, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, least flycatcher, mallard, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern flicker, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
