Autumn Song Sparrow.
Flocks of sparrows were flitting about the raggedy fields and trail edges of Beech Hill when Jack and I hiked there this morning—and Yellow-rumped Warblers flitted and chased through the blue, near-cloudless skies.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
Chase of the Yellow-rumped Warblers.
1. American Robin (v)
2. Golden-crowned Kinglet (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee**
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. Blue Jay
6. Song Sparrow
7. American Goldfinch
8. Northern Flicker (v)
9. American Crow*
10. Savannah Sparrow
11. Eastern Towhee (v)
12. Merlin
13. Gray Catbird (v)
14. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
15. Mourning Dove
16. Rock Pigeon
17. Herring Gull
18. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, blue jay, eastern towhee, golden-crowned kinglet, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, merlin, mourning dove, northern flicker, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
