American Redstart.
Jack and I hiked Beech Hill with a friend this early evening—a nice switch from our usual solitary jaunt. Plus, the world outside was more or less spectacular: warmth, sun, not a lot of wind, green, fragrant. Plus, birds.
Whitetail doe.
I ended up listing twenty bird species—most of them heard, but good looks at a few—and a conspicuous mammal. From the summit, we watched a whitetail doe watch us for a while, then lope away down the slope. I wonder if there was a fawn about. Deer don’t usually stick around as long as this one did.
You can tell it’s that fledgling time of year, the birds being skittish but singing occasionally, giving their young ’uns a taste of music.
The redstarts were particularly vocal today. (Even got a glimpse of a singer.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Ovenbird** (v)
2. American Robin** (v)
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
4. American Redstart
5. Alder Flycatcher (v)
6. Veery (v)
7. Eastern Towhee
8. American Goldfinch (v)
9. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
10. Chipping Sparrow (v)
11. Common Yellowthroat
12. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
13. Hairy Woodpecker
14. Yellow Warbler
15. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
16. Song Sparrow
17. Herring Gull*
18. Gray Catbird
19. Eastern Phoebe**
20. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
Elsewhere
21. House Finch
22. American Crow
23. Pine Warbler
24. Rock Pigeon
25. Mourning Dove
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, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, ovenbird, pine warbler, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, veery, yellow warbler
