Cedar Waxwing.
A steamy morning, foggy until the sun burned the fog away (which didn’t take long). Sulphur butterflies all over the hill, also a Monarch or two, multiple dragonfly species, other pollinators. Birds were lurking in the shadows, what with the warmth and humidity.
Orange Sulphur.
In afternoon, a big storm blew through, with rain and thunder and winds that felled trees here inshore and out on Monhegan. Poured—but not for long.
A fickle day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Blue Jay (v)
2. American Crow*
3. American Goldfinch
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Song Sparrow
6. Common Yellowthroat*
7. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
9. Northern Cardinal (v)
10. Yellow-rumped Warbler
11. Cedar Waxwing
12. Eastern Bluebird (v)
Elsewhere
13. House Finch
14. Mourning Dove
15. Herring Gull
16. Wild Turkey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, red-breasted nuthatch, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
