Warm, breezy, sunny, fragrant, with just a little trace of humidity. Birds are a little quiet these days—skulking about, singing maybe half as loud—on account of nestlings and fledglings. The grass is green, the tree leaves are green, not a hint of decay, so fresh.

Captain Jack and I enjoy the days around the summer solstice. Ah, June, June.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Eastern Towhee
3. Alder Flycatcher**
4. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
5. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
6. American Goldfinch**
7. Ovenbird (v)
8. American Redstart (v)
9. Gray Catbird
10. Song Sparrow*
11. Yellow Warbler (v)
12. American Crow*
13. Mourning Dove*
14. Tree Swallow
15. Blue Jay (v)
16. Common Yellowthroat (v)
17. Field Sparrow (v)
18. Double-crested Cormorant
19. Cedar Waxwing
20. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
21. Eastern Phoebe*
22. Northern Flicker
23. Savannah Sparrow
24. Chipping Sparrow* (v)
25. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
26. Eastern Bluebird

Elsewhere

27. Herring Gull
28. House Sparrow (v)

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

 

Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler

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