Gray Catbird.
Foggy morning. Desk work, errands. Late-in-the-day Beech Hill hike.
Savannah Sparrow.
Warm and breezy on the hill. Big white fog bank cloaking the bay. Ran into a few folks I know at the summit, met a few others I didn’t. Counted a bunch of mostly secretive birds—including the angry field sparrow again—and watched a hummingbird chase off a small flock of waxwings.
You see something new every day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Blue Jay (v)
2. Common Yellowthroat (v)
3. American Goldfinch (v)
4. Eastern Towhee (v)
5. Field Sparrow
6. American Crow* (v)
7. Cedar Waxwing**
8. Song Sparrow (v)
9. Savannah Sparrow
10. Gray Catbird
11. Broad-winged Hawk
12. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
13. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
Elsewhere
14. Northern Cardinal
15. Herring Gull
16. Mourning Dove
17. Double-crested Cormorant
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern towhee, field sparrow, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, road-winged hawk, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow
