Eastern Bluebird.
A cool morning—while the rest of North America swelters, apparently. Numerous birds with nestlings or fledglings, including bluebird, Song Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, towhee, and crow. Most resident species have reproduced by now in fact.
Barn Swallows (adult and fledgling, negotiating an in-flight meal).
The funnest sighting was—for the second straight day—a little family of Barn Swallows circling above the summit, with the expertly flying fledglings still begging on the wing from their parents. Barn Swallows nest elsewhere but every summer gravitate toward Beech Hill for training.
I hope they come again tomorrow morning.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Ovenbird (v)
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
4. American Redstart**
5. American Robin* (v)
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Yellow Warbler (v)
8. American Crow*
9. Mourning Dove*
10. Alder Flycatcher (v)
11. Song Sparrow
12. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
13. Field Sparrow (v)
14. Barn Swallow
15. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
16. American Goldfinch
17. Gray Catbird** (v)
18. Purple Finch (v)
19. Common Yellowthroat**
20. Cedar Waxwing
21. Northern Cardinal (v)
22. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
23. Blue Jay (v)
24. Scarlet Tanager (v)
25. Hermit Thrush (v)
26. Eastern Bluebird
27. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
28. Red-tailed Hawk
29. Herring Gull
30. Double-crested Cormorant
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
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, double-crested cormorant, eastern bluebird, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, red-tailed hawk, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
