Seasonal temps and humid this morning. Bit of a breeze. Bit of an interesting collection of birds, too—including a hovering hummingbird (no photo, alas), a juvenile eagle (or two), and a bad-singing Nashville warbler.
On the way home from the hill, I had to stop to let some turkeys cross the road. Word has it, of course, that Ben Franklin preferred the Wild Turkey as our national bird.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Blue Jay (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
3. American Crow*
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
6. Song Sparrow
7. Gray Catbird (v)
8. Eastern Towhee (v)
9. Northern Flicker (v)
10. Common Yellowthroat
11. Yellow-rumped Warbler
12. Bald Eagle
13. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
14. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
15. Nashville Warbler (v)
16. Tufted Titmouse (v)
17. American Robin (v)
18. Northern Cardinal (v)
Elsewhere
19. Mourning Dove
20. Wild Turkey
21. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, bald eagle, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler


