Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
Cool and gray today—good day for office work. But I’d heard rain was coming and so checked the weather radar about midday, and sure enough here it came. Grabbed my camera and Jack’s leash and away we went.
Kinda cold and very windy upta Beech Hill. Nonetheless we encountered quite a few other people (and one other dog) up there. ’Course all the wide green leaves on the wildly swaying trees were rushing so loudly that I couldn’t hear as many species as usual—but I did happen to spot a hummingbird dipping into sapsucker holes near the parking lot.
Might’ve been the highlight of my day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Ovenbird (v)
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
3. American Redstart** (v)
4. Eastern Phoebe
5. American Goldfinch (v)
6. Common Yellowthroat
7. Eastern Towhee (v)
8. Song Sparrow
9. American Robin*
10. Yellow Warbler (v)
11. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
12. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
13. Chipping Sparrow (v)
Elsewhere
14. American Crow
15. House Finch (v)
16. Herring Gull
17. House Sparrow
18. Rock Pigeon
19. Northern Cardinal (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, northern cardinal, ovenbird, rock pigeon, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, yellow warblerr
