Chillier this morning, nearly cloudless—and breeze from an inconvenient direction. Nevertheless, a bunch of migrating songbirds were moving through the still-mostly-bare hardwoods this morning.
First-of-year birds: Great Crested Flycatcher, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Nashville Warbler, and Common Yellowthroat. (I called the yellowthroat!) I worry a little about the savannah Sparrows because of the serious mow up there—but I expect a few will be back before long.
Lots of Blue-headed Vireos still. And ravens are around. Still, plenty of species have yet to arrive. At home this afternoon, I heard the whistle of a Broad-winged Hawk, walked out, and got a good look at it as it took flight from a tree out back.
Exciting time of year.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
2. Ovenbird (v)
3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
4. Black-and-white Warbler
5. Northern Cardinal**
6. Downy Woodpecker
7. American Robin*
8. American Goldfinch (v)
9. Great Crested Flycatcher† (v)
10. Blue-headed Vireo
11. Black-capped Chickadee
12. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
13. Northern Parula
14. Chestnut-sided Warbler†
15. Gray Catbird (v)
16. Hermit Thrush
17. Nashville Warbler† (v)
18. Herring Gull* (v)
19. Yellow-rumped Warbler
20. Field Sparrow (v)
21. American Crow*
22. Tree Swallow
23. Eastern Phoebe
24. Eastern Bluebird (v)
25. Song Sparrow (v)
26. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
27. Common Raven (v)
28. White-throated Sparrow**
29. Common Yellowthroat† (v)
30. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
31. Mourning Dove (v)
32. House Finch (v)
33. Chipping Sparrow
34. Blue Jay (v)
35. Broad-winged Hawk
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, broad-winged hawk, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, song sparrow, tree swallow eastern phoebe, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
