At the summit of Beech Hill this muggy, drizzly morning, I encountered an entertaining collection of birds catching flies. They flitted in the spruces: Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Least Flycatcher. And not far away, I heard the voice of a Great Crested Flycatcher.)

Where would we be without insects. (Doomed, that’s where.)

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. American Goldfinch** (v)
3. Eastern Towhee (v)
4. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
5. Gray Catbird (v)
6. Song Sparrow
7. Common Yellowthroat
8. Eastern Phoebe
9. Cedar Waxwing
10. Yellow-rumped Warbler
11. Least Flycatcher
12. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
13. American Crow*
14. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
15. Blue Jay (v)

Elsewhere

16. Wild Turkey
17. Herring Gull
18. Mourning Dove

(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

 

Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, herring gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler

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