Black-throated Blue Warbler (male).
I tend not to like to claim favorites. Have no favorite food, favorite color, favorite weather, favorite time of day. But I think my favorite wood-warbler is the Black-throated Blue.
Black-throated Blue Warbler (female).
Heard my first of the year yesterday. Heard another this morning toward the end of my hike with Captain Jack. The bird was nearer, so dog and I ventured off trail a little ways. The handsome bird was cooperative, flitting about singing his beautiful buzzy tune, even posed for a photo. As I was taking pictures, I heard a sharp chip note behind me, very near. Turned and saw a female of the species perched nearly within arm’s reach. Clearly these birds had chosen one another.
The song, the plumage. I love those little Black-throated Blues.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30, I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
4. Black-and-white Warbler
5. Hermit Thrush
6. Northern Parula (v)
7. Tufted Titmouse (v)
8. Song Sparrow**
9. Eastern Towhee
10. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
11. Wood Thrush† (v)
12. Veery
13. Wild Turkey (v)
14. American Goldfinch (v)
15. Common Yellowthroat
16. American Redstart
17. Turkey Vulture*
18. Blue Jay (v)
19. Northern Flicker (v)
20. Gray Catbird
21. American Crow*
22. Northern Cardinal (v)
23. Yellow Warbler (v)
24. Broad-winged Hawk
25. Tree Swallow
26. Savannah Sparrow
27. Field Sparrow
28. American Robin
29. Yellow-rumped Warbler
30. White-breasted Nuthatch
31. Nashville Warbler (v)
32. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
33. Chipping Sparrow**
34. Black-capped Chickadee
35. Double-crested Cormorant
36. Blue-headed Vireo
37. Black-throated Blue Warbler
38. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
39. Eastern Phoebe
40. Herring Gull
41. Rock Pigeon
42. European Starling
43. House Sparrow (v)
44. Osprey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, broad-winged hawk, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, wood thrush, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
