Eastern Towhee (male).
Cool and overcast morning. Temps in the low-60s (F) and a scant, fragrant breeze. Heard towhees teaching their youngsters to sing, saw another family of Barn Swallows, spotted a solitary Kingbird atop the tallest spruce in the summit grove, and through my binoculars caught sight of a Common Grackle flying by wayout toward the bay.
Fireweed.
Also ate my daily fireweed blossom.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Common Yellowthroat
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. Ovenbird** (v)
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
5. Veery (v)
6. Song Sparrow
7. Eastern Bluebird
8. American Goldfinch**
9. Eastern Phoebe*
10. American Crow*
11. Chipping Sparrow* (v)
12. Yellow Warbler (v)
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Gray Catbird
15. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
16. American Robin*
17. Barn Swallow
18. Field Sparrow
19. Cedar Waxwing
20. Northern Cardinal (v)
21. Purple Finch
22. Eastern Kingbird
23. Mourning Dove*
24. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
25. Common Grackle
Elsewhere
26. Herring Gull
27. Wild Turkey
v = Voiceo 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 grackle, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern kingbird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, veery, wild turkey, yellow warbler
