Chestnut-sided Warbler.
You will never forget
the moment you first year
a Red-tailed Hawk scream
somewhere in the atmosphere.
You’ve heard the sound—
it’s an old film sound cliche
often used for eagles,
vultures, you name it—
but until you’ve heard
the actual scream above you
in the blue-blue sky
and look up at the hawk itself
circling lazily above you,
and then hear it scream again—
a sound, a song primeval—
you have not truly lived.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler
3. Ovenbird** (v)
4. Red-eyed Vireo**
5. American Crow*
6. Veery (v)
7. Tufted Titmouse**
8. Black-and-white Warbler** (v)
9. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
10. American Redstart (v)
11. Alder Flycatcher
12. Cedar Waxwing (v)
13. Gray Catbird*
14. American Goldfinch*
15. Eastern Towhee
16. Common Yellowthroat
17. Wild Turkey (v)
18. Field Sparrow (v)
19. Yellow Warbler
20. Eastern Phoebe**
21. Song Sparrow**
22. Mourning Dove*
23. Savannah Sparrow
24. Eastern Bluebird
25. Northern Cardinal* (v)
26. Purple Finch (v)
27. Red-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
28. Black-capped Chickadee*
29. Turkey Vulture
30. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
31. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
32. Hermit Thrush** (v)
Elsewhere
33. White-breasted Nuthatch
34. Common Grackle
35. Rock Pigeon
36. Herring Gull
37. Mallard
38. Red-tailed Hawk
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common grackle, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow warbler
