Chipping Sparrow.
A balmy morning. Some steamy. Loads of birds with fledgings, in underbrush and canopy. A few firsts, as well.
Wood Lily.
One first: a little Barn Swallow family at the summit, practicing fly-catching on the wing (as happens every summer). Two others firsts: blooming milkweed, and the first Wood Lily of the year. Finally: I spotted a waxwing in the blueberries actually plucking up a ripe one and gulping it down.
Oh, yeah, and it’s the first of July.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Robin*
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. American Goldfinch
4. Ovenbird (v)
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
6. American Redstart**
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Eastern Towhee
9. Song Sparrow
10. Chipping Sparrow**
11. American Crow*
12. Yellow Warbler (v)
13. Common Yellowthroat
14. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
15. Alder Flycatcher (v)
16. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
17. Savannah Sparrow
18. Field Sparrow (v)
19. Barn Swallow†
20. Cedar Waxwing
21. Herring Gull*
22. Eastern Phoebe (v)
23. Purple Finch
24. Northern Cardinal** (v)
25. Mourning Dove*
26. Blue Jay (v)
27. Eastern Bluebird
28. Northern Parula (v)
29. Downy Woodpecker
30. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
Elsewhere
31. Wild Turkey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, barn swallow, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow warbler
