Yellow Warbler.
Very chilly and breezy again this morning, but the sun came out before too long, and the air temperature began to rise. On getting out of the truck at Beech Hill first thing, I heard no birdsong at all for about fifteen or twenty seconds—crazy at this time of year—but after a two-hour hike with dog I ended up with three dozen species.
And attending a nice afternoon party at Sennebec Lake this afternoon—wearing shorts and a Hawaiian shirt, I might just mention—I added a couple other species, including a first-of-year oriole.
Was especially nice to hear the voice of a cuckoo at Beech Hill, though, I have to say. Tent caterpillars are fairly abundant this year, so I’ll be on the lookout for one of those guys as the year goes on.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Scarlet Tanager
3. Eastern Phoebe**
4. American Redstart*
5. Ovenbird** (v)
6. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
7. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
8. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
9. Veery
10. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
11. Black-capped Chickadee*
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Common Yellowthroat**
14. Nashville Warbler (v)
15. Mourning Dove*
16. Gray Catbird**
17. Common Loon (v)
18. American Goldfinch**
19. Northern Cardinal** (v)
20. Alder Flycatcher (v)
21. Yellow Warbler*
22. American Crow*
23. Song Sparrow** (v)
24. Tufted Titmouse**
25. Black-billed Cuckoo† (v)
26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
27. American Robin**
28. Chipping Sparrow (v)
29. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
30. White-breasted Nuthatch
31. Field Sparrow
32. Savannah Sparrow (v)
33. Blue Jay (v)
34. Cedar Waxwing†
35. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
36. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
Elsewhere
37. Herring Gull
38. European Starling
39. Baltimore Oriole†
40. Common Grackle
41. Least Flycatcher
42. Purple Finch
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, Baltimore oriole, black-and-white warbler, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common loon, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, herring gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
