Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Dove and swallow.
Beautiful early summer morning. I had twenty-one birds on my list by the time I turned up onto the main trail—including a singing Rose-breasted Grosbeak whose voice did tricks I’d never heard before.
American Toad.
Nestling phoebes, nestling swallows, nestlings everywhere. Fledglings, too.
Even surprised an American Toad down toward the parking lot.
Ah, summer in Maine.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Veery
2. Ovenbird
3. American Redstart** (v)
4. Yellow Warbler**
5. American Goldfinch
6. American Robin* (v)
7. Alder Flycatcher (v)
8. Cedar Waxwing
9. Tufted Titmouse (v)
10. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
11. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
12. Song Sparrow**
13. Mourning Dove*
14. American Crow*
15. Northern Cardinal (v)
16. Eastern Towhee
17. Eastern Phoebe*
18. Black-and-white Warbler
19. Chestnut-sided Warbler
20. Gray Catbird
21. Common Yellowthroat**
22. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
23. Field Sparrow
24. Northern Flicker (v)
25. Savannah Sparrow
26. Purple Finch
27. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
28. Eastern Bluebird
29. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
30. Chipping Sparrow*
31. Broad-winged Hawk
32. Herring Gull*
Elsewhere
33. Double-crested Cormorant
34. Rock Pigeon
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, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
