Eastern Phoebe.
Every day is different on the hill. This day, I heard no pewees singing, nor any woodland veeries sounding the alarm as Jack and I passed their nesting regions. (I did hear one singing near the parking lot.) Birds must follow a tight schedule: mating, laying, hatching, fledging—all must happen fast.
Birch.
It’s taken me a few years to get it, but I’m finally noticing how different every day is here where the seasons change.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked all tails.
1. Ovenbird
2. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
3. Red-eyed Vireo
4. American Redstart** (v)
5. Eastern Phoebe
6. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
7. Common Yellowthroat
8. Chestnut-sided Warbler
9. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
10. Black-and-white Warbler
11. Eastern Towhee
12. Mourning Dove*
13. Nashville Warbler (v)
14. Gray Catbird
15. Northern Flicker
16. Alder Flycatcher
17. Black-capped Chickadee
18. Yellow Warbler**
19. Blue Jay (v)
20. American Goldfinch
21. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
22. American Crow*
23. Field Sparrow (v)
24. Song Sparrow
25. American Robin
26. Common Raven
27. White-throated Sparrow (v)
28. Savannah Sparrow
29. Cedar Waxwing
30. Veery (v)
31. Wood Thrush (v)
32. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
33. Herring Gull
34. Laughing Gull
35. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, laughing gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wood thrush, yellow warbler
