Red-eyed Vireo.
Partly cloudy, not very windy, not too warm when Jack and I hiked Beech Hill this late-afternoon. Not many birds, either—not apparent ones, I mean. Very few calling. Saw only four, including a young vireo I happened to spot foraging for insects in the tip of a young tree.
The youngsters are adult sized now. Migration is a couple short weeks away. Kind of like the calm before the storm.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Eastern Towhee (v)
3. Cedar Waxwing**
4. Red-eyed Vireo
5. American Crow*
Elsewhere
6. Herring Gull
7. Rock Pigeon
8. Osprey
9. Mourning Dove
10. Laughing Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, eastern towhee, herring gull, laughing gull, mourning dove, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon
