Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Yellow-rumps. Yellow-rumps everywhere.
Eastern Chipmunk.
I’ve heard the familiar dry little chips of Yellow-rumped Warblers every day for weeks. Fall migration this year is particularly full of them—more than even usual. (And they’re usually common.) I wonder if prevailing winds have blown them southeastward from Canada’s expanses. Or perhaps they fledged in record numbers.
I must say I’m fond of these hardy warblers—even when they’re everywhere. As they were this foggy morning.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Blue Jay* (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. American Crow** (v)
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. Song Sparrow
6. Northern Flicker (v)
Elsewhere
7. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, mourning dove, northern flicker, song sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
