Palm Warbler.
A funny thing happened at Beech Hill this morning. I was busy counting birds, making my daily mental list, hearing familiar voices, racking up the numbers, when I paused to take a video of the Tree Swallow couple I featured yesterday. While focused on the two preening swallows, it dawned on my that from down the eastern slope came the familiar song of an Eastern Towhee.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
I bet it took me nearly a full minute to realize I was hearing another first-of-year bird.?
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Song Sparrow**
2. Tufted Titmouse**
3. Northern Cardinal*
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. American Robin
6. Eastern Phoebe**
7. Blue Jay (v)
8. Dark-eyed Junco
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler
10. American Crow*
11. American Goldfinch
12. Northern Flicker
13. Purple Finch (v)
14. Palm Warbler
15. Tree Swallow
16. Great Black-backed Gull
17. Herring Gull*
18. Eastern Towhee† (v)
19. Golden-crowned Kinglet
20. Mourning Dove* (v)
21. Ruby-crowned Kinglet†
22. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
23. Eastern Bluebird
24. Broad-winged Hawk† (v)
25. White-breasted Nuthatch
26. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
27. Downy Woodpecker
Elsewhere
28. Pine Warbler (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Newlyweds (Tree Swallows).
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, golden-crowned kinglet, great black-backed gull, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, palm warbler, pileated woodpecker, pine warbler, purple finch, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
