Brown-headed Cowbird (juvenile).
My Beech Hill hike today brought me
near a number of fledglings,
chicks, and juvenile birds.
Most I heard—
as faint, directionless keenings
amid the thickened foliage.
I saw but one,
a cowbird, on its own.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
3. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
4. Common Yellowthroat
5. Eastern Towhee
6. American Redstart (v)
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. American Robin*
9. American Goldfinch**
10. Ovenbird (v)
11. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
12. Song Sparrow**
13. Yellow Warbler
14. Tree Swallow
15. Gray Catbird**
16. American Crow*
17. Alder Flycatcher (v)
18. Savannah Sparrow
19. Field Sparrow (v)
20. Bald Eagle
21. Purple Finch (v)
22. Northern Flicker
23. Mourning Dove
24. Cedar Waxwing
25. Brown-headed Cowbird
26. Chipping Sparrow*
27. Wood Thrush (v)
28. Veery (v)
Elsewhere
29. Herring Gull
30. Northern Cardinal
31. House Finch (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, brown-headed cowbird, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wood thrush, yellow warbler
