Had more birds on my hill list than any other day this year so far. No first-of-years again, but the singing Prairie Warbler was cool. Also nice to have a few tee up for me.
Coolish—sweatshirt cool. Not window, though. Lots of sun. A lengthening photoperiod.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird** (v)
2. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
3. Black-and-white Warbler
4. Eastern Phoebe
5. Hermit Thrush
6. White-breasted Nuthatch
7. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
8. Wild Turkey
9. Northern Flicker (v)
10. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
11. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
12. Gray Catbird
13. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
14. Herring Gull*
15. Eastern Towhee
16. Song Sparrow**
17. American Goldfinch**
18. Veery (v)
19. Blue Jay** (v)
20. Common Yellowthroat**
21. Tree Swallow
22. Northern Cardinal
23. Yellow-rumped Warbler
24. Savannah Sparrow
25. Prairie Warbler (v)
26. Chipping Sparrow**
27. Field Sparrow
28. American Robin
29. American Crow*
30. Brown-headed Cowbird
31. Downy Woodpecker (v)
32. Northern Parula (v)
33. Purple Finch
34. Turkey Vulture
35. Common Raven
36. Chestnut-sided Warbler
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, prairie warbler, purple finch, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tuftedtitmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler


