Yellow-rumped warbler.
Got out of my truck at Beech Hill to a serenade of wood frogs. Later, I spied my first Tree Swallow of the year. Also, at the summit, the first yellow-rump in spring plumage.
And so it begins.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. Song Sparrow*
3. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
4. American Robin*
5. American Goldfinch (v)
6. Purple Finch (v)
7. Eastern Phoebe** (v)
8. Blue Jay (v)
9. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
10. Red-winged Blackbird
11. Herring Gull*
12. Northern Cardinal** (v)
13. Tree Swallow
14. Canada Goose (v)
15. Eastern Bluebird
16. Yellow-rumped Warblerâ€
17. Mourning Dove* (v)
18. Northern Flicker (v)
19. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
20. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
21. Dark-eyed Junco (v)
Elsewhere
22. Rock Pigeon
23. Osprey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, Canada goose, dark-eyed junco, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, purple finch, red-winged blackbird, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
