Cedar Waxwing.
Scores of waxwings fluttered about the hill this morning, chasing flies. A wind blew, so the swarms floated diffusely, so the birds wheeled and hovered, flycatching. At the summit I spied a couple phoebes and heard the notes of a Least Flycatcher.
Eastern Phoebe.
Crickets, dragonflies, grasshoppers, cicadas, butterflies (including a couple monarchs), bees, and flies.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. American Goldfinch
3. Gray Catbird (v)
4. American Crow*
5. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
6. Common Raven (v)
7. Eastern Towhee
8. Song Sparrow
9. Yellow Warbler (v)
10. Cedar Waxwing
11. Eastern Phoebe
12. Common Yellowthroat (v)
13. American Robin
14. Laughing Gull
15. Least Flycatcher (v)
16. Eastern Wood-pewee
17. Mourning Dove*
Elsewhere
18. Tufted Titmouse (v)
19. Wild Turkey
20. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, herring gull, laughing gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, wild turkey, yellow warbler
