Common Yellowthroat (female).
This morning I took two quick steps out the back door and turned around to check on the phoebe nestlings. I saw that they were large and sitting tall on the nest, and then they took off across the little yard, twittering, and lit in some trees. This brought the adults over in a hurry, peeping at their suddenly unchained brood.
Phoebe’s first perch.
Didn’t mean to cause such a ruckus, but it was interesting to watch the fledging process. One little bird sat on its first wild perch for a good long time without moving at all.
At the hill, birds were actively feeding nestlings and fledglings. I got a special welcome from a female yellowthroat with a beak crammed full of flying insects.
Later, I took a nice long bicycle ride and heard (and/or saw) quite a few additional species. Kept thinking about that yellowthroat, though.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Yellow Warbler** (v)
2. Mourning Dove* (v)
3. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
4. American Goldfinch** (v)
5. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
8. Northern Cardinal**
9. American Robin (v)
10. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
11. Chipping Sparrow*
12. Ovenbird (v)
13. Alder Flycatcher (v)
14. Common Yellowthroat**
15. Eastern Bluebird
16. Song Sparrow
17. American Crow*
18. Field Sparrow
19. Gray Catbird**
20. Savannah Sparrow
21. Northern Flicker (v)
22. Veery (v)
23. Cedar Waxwing*
24. Eastern Phoebe*
25. Common Raven (v)
26. Purple Finch
27. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
28. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
29. Hermit Thrush (v)
30. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
31. Mourning Dove* (v)
Elsewhere
32. Herring Gull
33. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
34. American Redstart (v)
35. Rock Pigeon
36. House Sparrow (v)
37. Osprey
38. Laughing Gull†
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-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, laughing gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
