Gray and chilly again this morning, but dryer and calmer. A few more birds about, also—including a whole troop of Eastern Towhees.
I rarely see (or hear) towhees anywhere else but Beech Hill, but they’re crawling all over the preserve. I bet there were twice as many singing up there as there were yesterday. Liable to be twice again as much tomorrow.
At some point they’ll reach their limit—but even so, for another spring we’ll be getting used to their musical instructions to Drink you tea!
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Northern Cardinal** (v)
2. American Robin
3. Black-capped Chickadee*
4. American Goldfinch (v)
5. Herring Gull* (v)
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
8. White-breasted Nuthatch
9. Double-crested Cormorant*
10. Song Sparrow** (v)
11. Eastern Phoebe*
12. Great Blue Heron
13. American Crow*
14. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
15. Chipping Sparrow
16. Downy Woodpecker (v)
17. Yellow-rumped Warbler (v)
18. Purple Finch (v)
19. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
20. White-throated Sparrow (v)
21. Hermit Thrush
Elsewhere
22. House Finch (v)
23. Wild Turkey
24. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, brown-headed cowbird, chipping sparrow, double-crested cormorant, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, great blue heron, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
