Savannah Sparrow on a rock in a Maine blueberry field.
Fresh-picked blueberries.
Blueberries have begun to ripen a little early this year, seems to me. Which is absolutely fine, as both Jack and I enjoy picking and eating a few that we can reach from the trail. Birds eat ’em, too, of course. And no doubt other critters.
I’ve been researching edible wildflowers, meantime, and come to find out you can munch on fireweed blossoms (and the rest of the plant, for that matter). So I ate one today. Tasted good. Kinda sweet and kinda bitter.
But I do have a thing for blueberries.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Ovenbird** (v)
2. Hermit Thrush (v)
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
4. Common Yellowthroat
5. Eastern Towhee
6. American Goldfinch
7. American Robin (v)
8. Eastern Phoebe (v)
9. Yellow Warbler
10. Song Sparrow**
11. Alder Flycatcher
12. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
13. Field Sparrow (v)
14. American Crow*
15. Savannah Sparrow
16. Gray Catbird (v)
17. Barn Swallow
18. Mourning Dove*
19. Common Raven (v)
20. Cedar Waxwing
21. Purple Finch (v)
22. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
23. Red-breasted Nuthatch
24. Veery (v)
25. Eastern Bluebird
26. American Redstart
Elsewhere
27. Herring Gull
28. Chipping Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
How Jack eats blueberries.
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, barn swallow, 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, mourning dove, ovenbird, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, veery, yellow warbler
