Eastern Towhee.
Took a hike before the rains this morn and encountered more birds then I expected to—although I suppose, from the wind direction, it made sense there’d be arrivals this day. Two first-of-year species (parula and black-throated green). But the most fascinating part of the day was listening to all the towhee sounds.
Those birds can make a range of interesting sounds.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail—and then some.
1. Northern Cardinal**
2. American Robin**
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Eastern Towhee
5. White-throated Sparrow
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. Black-and-white Warbler
8. Brown-headed Cowbird*
9. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
10. Yellow-rumped Warbler
11. Northern Flicker (v)
12. Song Sparrow
13. Tree Swallow
14. Savannah Sparrow
15. White-breasted Nuthatch
16. Gray Catbird
17. Purple Finch
18. Common Yellowthroat (v)
19. American Crow*
20. Black-capped Chickadee* (v)
21. Common Loon
22. Herring Gull*
23. Hermit Thrush (v)
24. Blue-headed Vireo
25. Black-throated Green Warbler† (v)
26. Northern Parula†
27. Downy Woodpecker
28. Pine Warbler (v)
29. Ovenbird (v)
30. Mourning Dove
31. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
32. Common Raven (v)
33. Blue Jay (v)
Elsewhere
34. Wild Turkey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
*Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown-headed cowbird, chipping sparrow, common loon, common raven, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, pine warbler, purple finch, ruby-crowned kinglet, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
