Common Yellowthroat.
While slowly ascending the upper Woods Trail at Beech Hill this overcast morning, looking for birds, Jack stopped abruptly, raised his head, and stared up into the trees, ears high. I’ve learned to pay attention to such alert behavior, and I thought, “Deer?” I peered in the direction he was looking and heard the sound of something large moving over last fall’s leaves.
Then I saw it—a deer. No, not a deer, a coyote! I big one, too, bounding away.
Jack never made a peep. Nor did I.
Nor did the coyote.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Eastern Phoebe**
3. Ovenbird
4. Black-and-white Warbler**
5. Hermit Thrush
6. Chestnut-sided Warbler
7. Veery (v)
8. Eastern Towhee
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Gray Catbird*
11. Tufted Titmouse (v)
12. Mourning Dove
13. Yellow Warbler**
14. Alder Flycatcher (v)
15. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
16. Nashville Warbler (v)
17. Scarlet Tanager (v)
18. American Crow*
19. American Goldfinch* (v)
20. Common Yellowthroat
21. Song Sparrow
22. Tree Swallow
23. Eastern Bluebird
24. Northern Cardinal (v)
25. American Robin* (v)
26. Blue Jay** (v)
Elsewhere
27. Chipping Sparrow
28. European Starling
29. Brown-headed Cowbird
30. Herring Gull
31. Rock Pigeon
32. Osprey
33. House Finch
34. House Sparrow (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
*Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
