Monarch laying eggs on the underside of milkweed leaves.
Fun morning on the hill. Lovely weather, ran into friends, spied a wayward Scarlet Tanager, discovered two pairs of bluebirds are taking over nearby swallow boxes—they had a four-way scuffle, even—and watched more than one female Monarch laying eggs in assorted milkweed patches.
Scarlet Tanager (male).
Thanks, Nature, for milkweed.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Hermit Thrush (v)
2. Common Yellowthroat
3. Eastern Towhee
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler
5. American Goldfinch (v)
6. American Crow*
7. Song Sparrow
8. Chipping Sparrow*
9. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Black-capped Chickadee
11. Tufted Titmouse (v)
12. Yellow Warbler
13. Cedar Waxwing
14. American Robin
15. Gray Catbird** (v)
16. Field Sparrow
17. Herring Gull*
18. Barn Swallow
19. Purple Finch
20. Eastern Bluebird
21. Mourning Dove*
22. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
23. Scarlet Tanager
24. Common Raven
25. Turkey Vulture
26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
Elsewhere
27. Rock Pigeon
28. House Sparrow (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, barn swallow, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
