It’s been kind of a wet spring so far. All springs are wet, of course—at least to a certain extent, what with melting snow and seasonal weather patterns. But this one has had a lot of foggy, overcast days.
Never mind, though, because the birds keep showing up—so far, anyway. No first-of-year species today, but a nice variety, despite adverse winds, etc.
My favorite bird of the day? A female House Sparrow hanging out at Good Tern Co-op in Rockland.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Song Sparrow** (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
4. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
5. Eastern Towhee
6. White-throated Sparrow** (v)
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Northern Flicker (v)
9. Northern Cardinal** (v)
10. American Robin (v)
11. Tree Swallow
12. Eastern Bluebird
13. Purple Finch (v)
14. Herring Gull*
15. American Goldfinch (v)
16. American Kestrel
17. Turkey Vulture
18. Yellow-rumped Warbler
19. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
20. Eastern Phoebe**
21. Downy Woodpecker (v)
22. Pileated Woodpecker
Elsewhere
24. Brown-headed Cowbird
25. House Finch (v)
26. European Starling
27. Broad-winged Hawk
28. Rock Pigeon
29. House Sparrow
30. Ring-billed Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American goldfinch, American kestrel, American robin, black-capped chickadee, broad-winged hawk, brown-headed cowbird, chipping sparrow, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, northern cardinal, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, rock pigeon, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
