Ovenbird.
A foggy day is a luscious day.
They don’t come around very often.
They tend to be cool, and moody, and dim—
But far from depressing, or spooky, or grim.
The sounds in the wood
Seem impossibly near
And fogwater drips from the trees.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
2. Ovenbird**
3. Common Yellowthroat (v)
4. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
5. American Redstart (v)
6. Black-capped Chickadee*
7. Veery
8. American Goldfinch**
9. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
10. Eastern Phoebe*
11. Eastern Towhee
12. Eastern Wood-pewee
13. American Crow
14. Gray Catbird
15. Chestnut-sided Warbler
16. Alder Flycatcher
17. Yellow Warbler
18. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (v)
19. Black-and-white Warbler** (v)
20. Field Sparrow (v)
21. Song Sparrow**
22. Purple Finch
23. American Robin* (v)
24. Common Raven (v)
25. Hairy Woodpecker
26. Mourning Dove*
27. Osprey
28. Hermit Thrush (v)
29. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
30. Northern Flicker** (v)
Elsewhere
31. Mallard
32. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
33. Chipping Sparrow (v)
34. Pine Warbler (v)
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 blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, mallard, mourning dove, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, pine warbler, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
