Eastern Phoebe.
Gray, damp, foggy, intermittent rain. Took Jack with me when I voted. Took him with me to fill up with gas. Eventually took him with me to Beech Hill—where the fog rolled through fast, with a stout wind.
Wild iris.
Saw my first wild iris of the year. So a raven fly over with something substantial in its bill—something I rather hoped was not a nestling. Saw the phoebes at the summit, saw Song Sparrows hanging around Beech Nut. Heard a Rose-breasted Grosbeak and a pewee.
June, although, has been particularly cold and gray.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Ovenbird (v)
2. American Robin* (v)
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
4. American Goldfinch
5. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
6. Eastern Towhee (v)
7. Eastern Phoebe
8. American Crow* (v)
9. Common Yellowthroat (v)
10. Yellow Warbler
11. Song Sparrow
12. Eastern Phoebe
13. Chipping Sparrow (v)
14. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
15. Common Raven
Elsewhere
16. House Finch (v)
17. Herring Gull
18. European Starling
19. Mourning Dove
20. Common Grackle
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, yellow warbler
