American Goldfinch pair.
Drizzly and damp early, but a little rain won’t stop me and Jack. Dim and dark, but plenty of bird activity in the woods of Beech Hill. Mostly voices—songs and notes and little yelps of alarm—but a few goldfinches at the summit stood out against the gray.
Tiny lichen.
Dark clouds approaching from the west chased us back down before taking our usual stroll down the open trail. Plenty of birds in the bottomlands, though: Black-throated Blue Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, White-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Wood-pewee. All nesting down there again this year. Plus, I heard a drumming grouse.
Cool this evening. Should be good sleeping weather.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the wooded trail.
1. Veery** (v)
2. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
3. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
4. Ovenbird**
5. Chestnut-sided warbler
6. Eastern Phoebe
7. American Redstart**
8. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
9. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
10. Common Yellowthroat**
11. Black-billed Cuckoo (v)
12. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Gray Catbird
15. Cedar Waxwing (v)
16. Nashville Warbler (v)
17. Blue Jay (v)
18. Yellow Warbler**
19. Alder Flycatcher
20. Field Sparrow (v)
21. Song Sparrow
22. American Goldfinch
23. American Robin (v)
24. Mourning Dove (v)
25. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
26. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
27. Scarlet Tanager (v)
28. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
29. Ruffed Grouse (drumming)
30. American Crow* (v)
Elsewhere
31. Herring Gull
32. Northern Cardinal (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruffed grouse, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
