Eastern Towhee (female).
A lovely, sunny, cool, cloudless morning. Jack and I had the hill to ourselves—other than the birds, I mean. And birds there were. A lot of them.
Eastern Towhee (male).
Mostly I heard them singing or calling, near and/or far. I missed Savannah Sparrow—have missed these familiar little guys this season, what with less shrubbery in the upper fields for them to hang out in. I think there’s only one nesting family this year for the first time in many.
No shortage of towhees, however. The commonest nesting species at Beech Hill, I do believe.
(Drink your tea, muthafucka!)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
3. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
4. Ovenbird (v)
5. Alder Flycatcher (v)
6. Song Sparrow
7. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
8. American Crow*
9. American Goldfinch
10. Eastern Bluebird
11. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
12. Cedar Waxwing
13. Yellow Warbler
14. Eastern Towhee
15. Tree Swallow
16. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
17. Chipping Sparrow
18. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
19. Herring Gull
20. Eastern Phoebe
21. Field Sparrow
22. Common Yellowthroat (v)
23. Northern Flicker
24. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
25. American Redstart (v)
26. Tufted Titmouse (v)
27. Northern Cardinal (v)
28. Common Raven
29. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
30. Veery (v)
Elsewhere
31. American Robin
32. Gray Catbird
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, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
