Got to the hill at 8:30 this morning, only to discover I’d forgotten my GoPro. False start! Returned at about 9 a.m., and commenced to hiking with dog. Three hawk species today (making that five species in the past two days). Also a bunch of dragonflies.
I kinda love dragonflies.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m, I hiked the open trail.
1. American Goldfinch**
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. Northern Parula (v)
4. American Robin*
5. American Crow*
6. Common Yellowthroat (v)
7. Song Sparrow
8. Eastern Towhee**
9. Gray Catbird**
10. Eastern Phoebe
11. Cedar Waxwing
12. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
13. Northern Cardinal** (v)
14. American Kestrel
15. Cooper’s Hawk
16. Broad-winged Hawk
Elsewhere
17. Black-capped Chickadee
18. Mourning Dove
19. Rock Pigeon
20. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American kestrel, American robin, black-capped chickadee, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, cooper's hawk, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern parula, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow

