Eastern Towhee.
Eastern Towhees and Yellow-rumped Warblers. I saw, heard the voices of, or detected other evidence of more than thirty bird species today—and those two species stand out.
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Towhees, because they love Beech Hill, nest all over the place, and sing non-stop at this time of year. Plus, their songs have amazing variety. I mean, if you pay attention to such things. (I sure do.)
And yellow-rumps because they’re singing like crazy just now. I see ’rumps all the time and know their chip notes well, but I only hear their voices during the couple weeks each year when they’re migrating northward. None stop at the hill and nest, that I know of. So I’ve been soaking up their voices, too.
Oh, and it was a nice change-of-pace to enjoy a sunny day for a change.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Eastern Phoebe*
2. American Robin*
3. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Eastern Towhee
6. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
7. Northern Cardinal** (v)
8. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
9. White-throated Sparrow**
10. Ruffed Grouse (drumming)
11. Black-capped Chickadee*
12. Yellow-rumped Warbler
13. Gray Catbird (v)
14. Common Raven
15. American Crow*
16. Mourning Dove (v)
17. Common Yellowthroat
18. Song Sparrow
19. Chipping Sparrow**
20. Blue Jay
21. Wild Turkey (v)
22. Herring Gull*
23. Purple Finch (v)
24. Turkey Vulture
25. Tree Swallow
26. Savannah Sparrow
27. Northern Flicker (v)
28. Brown-headed Cowbird
29. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
30. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (v)
31. Canada Goose (v)
32. Eastern Bluebird (v)
33. Pileated Woodpecker (drumming)
Elsewhere
34. House Finch
35. Osprey
36. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown-headed cowbird, Canada goose, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, ruffed grouse, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
