I can dig chasing down a Scarlet Tanager. I like sneaking along the understory, scanning the newly leafed-out crowns of of the hardwoods, hoping for just a glimpse of red. Well, today I got a look at at least two—and I’m wondering how I might prolong this thing.

Excited to find out what tomorrow brings.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked all trails.

1. American Redstart**
2. Black-and-white Warbler**
3. Ovenbird**
4. Veery
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. Northern Parula
7. Least Flycatcher (v)
8. Tufted Titmouse (v)
9. American Crow*
10. American Robin*
11. Chipping Sparrow**
12. Song Sparrow**
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Eastern Phoebe*
15. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
16. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
17. Northern Cardinal**
18. Tree Swallow
19. American Goldfinch
20. Gray Catbird
21. Alder Flycatcher
22. Yellow Warbler
23. Northern Flicker (v)
24. Common Yellowthroat
25. Turkey Vulture
26. Red-eyed Vireo
27. Mourning Dove
28. Scarlet Tanager
29. Black-throated Green Warbler
30. Eastern Wood-pewee*
31. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (distant drumming)
32. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
33. Field Sparrow
34. Common Raven*
35. Hermit Thrush**
36. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
37. Wood Thrush (v)
38. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
39. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
40. Black-billed Cuckoo†
41. Blue Jay (v)
42. Eastern Kingbird

Elsewhere

43. Herring Gull
44. Wild Turkey
45. Broad-winged Hawk

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First of year bird

 

Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern kingbird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, wood thrush, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker

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