Scarlet Tanager.
May and June in the woods of Maine means the voices of Scarlet Tanagers. I heard a couple or three today, got a good lock at one (male), and generally celebrated the species in my heart.
Tip: memorize the voice of the Scarlet Tanager, then scan the canopy for the singer.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Wood Thrush
2. Ovenbird
3. Veery**
4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
5. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
6. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
7. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
8. Tufted Titmouse (v)
9. Black-and-white Warbler
10. Black-capped Chickadee
11. Eastern Towhee
12. American Redstart (v)
13. Mourning Dove
14. Yellow Warbler
15. American Crow*
16. Alder Flycatcher (v)
17. Gray Catbird
18. Eastern Wood-pewee
19. Common Yellowthroat**
20. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
21. Field Sparrow
22. Eastern Kingbird
23. Blue Jay
24. Eastern Phoebe
25. Tree Swallow
26. Turkey Vulture
27. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
28. Common Raven
29. American Goldfinch
30. American Robin (v)
31. Downy Woodpecker (v)
32. Chipping Sparrow (v)
33. Song Sparrow**
34. Wild Turkey
35. Eastern Bluebird
36. Purple Finch (v)
37. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
38. Hermit Thrush (v)
39. Scarlet Tanager
40. Osprey (v)
Elsewhere
41. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern kingbird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, Elsewhere, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, osprey, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, wild turkey, wood thrush, yellow warbler
