Palm Warbler.
Sparrows appear as by magic,
as dog and I ascend the wooded hill
where tiny ferns,
somehow furled,
Ppush through old leaves unfurling.
White-throated Sparrow.
White-throats scratch in tangled brush,
Savannahs poke about in the barrens,
Chipping Sparrows,
just arrived,
chip bright notes of alarm,
Song Sparrows, old timers,
sing their chimes and trills.
They all sing,
all these sparrows—
towhees: “Drink your tea!”
Plenty other birds descend,
a first-of-year Brown Thrasher,
palm Warblers,
bluebirds, Tree Swallows,
but it is the sparrows’ morning.
Savannah Sparrow.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Eastern Phoebe*
2. American Robin*
3. White-breasted Nuthatch* (v)
4. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
5. American Goldfinch*
6. Hermit Thrush
7. Black-capped Chickadee*
8. Downy Woodpecker*
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler
10. American Crow*
11. Northern Flicker*
12. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
13. Purple Finch
14. Mourning Dove**
15. Herring Gull*
16. Song Sparrow (v)
17. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
18. Northern Cardinal**
19. White-throated Sparrow*
20. Eastern Towhee (v)
21. Chipping Sparrow
22. Savannah Sparrow
23. Tree Swallow
24. Eastern Bluebird
25. Tufted Titmouse* (v)
26. Brown Thrasher†
27. Palm Warbler
28. Blue Jay** (v)
Elsewhere
29. Dark-eyed Junco (v)
30. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
31. Barred Owl (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, barred owl, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown thrasher, chipping sparrow, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, palm warbler, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, ruby-crowned kinglet, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
