Cape May Warbler (in fall plumage).
A calm, cool cloudless morning, yet another with evidence of fall migration. Warblers flitting silently in the trailside tangles, a Cooper’s hawk scouting the summit, waxwings young and old stocking up on flies. I saw six warbler species—one of them the first Cape May I’ve ever seen at Beech Hill.
Cooper’s Hawk.
We’ve had a dry, cool summer so far.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Flicker
2. American Goldfinch
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Tufted Titmouse
5. Hermit Thrush
6. White-breasted Nuthatch
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler
8. American Redstart
9. Gray Catbird
10. Downy Woodpecker
11. Blue Jay
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Eastern Phoebe
14. Eastern Wood-pewee
15. Chipping Sparrow
16. Northern Cardinal
17. Hairy Woodpecker
18. Common Yellowthroat
19. Yellow-rumped Warbler
20. Song Sparrow
21. Cedar Waxwing
22. Savannah Sparrow
23. Red-eyed Vireo
24. Cooper’s Hawk
25. Yellow Warbler
26. Least Flycatcher
27. Cape May Warbler
Elsewhere
27. Mourning Dove
28. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American goldfinch, American redstart, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cape May warbler, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, cooper's hawk, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
