Bay-breasted Warbler.
This morning after hiking the length of Beech Hill, I found myself listening to an unfamiliar, high, sharp, shortish song and casting about in the shade around the parking lot. And there it was, backlit, my first glimpse of a Bay-breasted Warbler. Cool.
Black-throated Green Warbler.
Elsewhere, I had three other first-of-year species—and a couple-three decent photos.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Hermit Thrush
3. Northern Parula (v)
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
5. Black-throated Green Warbler
6. Black-and-white Warbler
7. Tufted Titmouse (v)
8. Herring Gull* (v)
9. Great Crested Flycatcher
10. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
11. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
12. Song Sparrow
13. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
14. Black-capped Chickadee
15. Veery
16. Eastern Towhee
17. American Goldfinch
18. Northern Cardinal* (v)
19. Nashville Warbler
20. Mourning Dove* (v)
21. Wilson’s Warbler†
22. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
23. Gray Catbird
24. Yellow Warbler** (v)
25. Tree Swallow
26. Eastern Phoebe*
27. Savannah Sparrow (v)
28. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
29. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
30. Osprey
31. Blue Jay (v)
32. American Redstart†
33. Bay-breasted Warbler†‡
34. Least Flycatcher†
35. Eastern Bluebird
36. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
37. Chipping Sparrow*
Elsewhere
38. Rock Pigeon
39 .House Sparrow
40. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
‡Lifer
Chestnut-sided Warbler.
Tags: American goldfinch, American redstart, Bay-breasted Warbler, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, least flycatcher, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-crowned kinglet, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, Wilson's warbler, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
