Eastern Phoebe.
This warm morning
I happened to see
a little female Ruby-throated Hummingbird
zip up to the iris patch
out my kitchen window
and hover a while.
Not long after,
on the way to our morning hike,
Jack and I both caught site of a young deer
—a yearling, looked like—
bounding gracefully
over hedgerows and across fields
right along side of us,
keeping pace for a couple hundred yards.
Fun for us both.
Then we saw a turkey.
Nature’s little gifts.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Wild Turkey
2. American Robin
3. Red-eyed Vireo
4. American Redstart
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler
6. Common Yellowthroat
7. Black-and-white Warbler
8. Hairy Woodpecker
9. American Goldfinch
10. Eastern Towhee
11. Song Sparrow
12. Alder Flycatcher
13. Hermit Thrush
14. Cedar Waxwing
15. Black-capped Chickadee
16. Tree Swallow
17. Ovenbird
18. Savannah Sparrow
19. Eastern Phoebe
20. Gray Catbird
21. Yellow Warbler
22. Veery
23. Field Sparrow
24. Tufted Titmouse
25. Northern Cardinal
26. Wood Thrush
Elsewhere
27. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
28. Chipping Sparrow
29. Rock Pigeon
30. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, house sparrow, northern cardinal, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, wild turkey, wood thrush, yellow warbler
