Slept in a little on account of some overnight rain. Didn’t get to the hill until 8—no precipitation by then except for the droplets from the dewy new leaves of the hardwoods. Plenty of birds still, but mostly faraway voices and little flitting warblers in the canopy.
A highlight was a first-of-year Bay-breasted Warbler (and only the second I’ve ever seen up there). Also, the kingbird was still around. Or maybe it was a new one.
No great photos because of the dark early overcast, but Jack and I loved it anyway.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hike the open trail.
1. American Robin*
2. Ovenbird
3. Northern Cardinal** (v)
4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
5. American Redstart**
6. American Goldfinch (v)
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
8. Black-and-white Warbler
9. Bay-breasted Warbler†
10. Veery (v)
11. Swainson’s Thrush
12. Red-eyed Vireo
13. Blue Jay** (v)
14. Gray Catbird**
15. Eastern Towhee
16. Northern Parula
17. Common Yellowthroat**
18. American Crow*
19. Ruffed Grouse
20. Black-capped Chickadee
21. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
22. Song Sparrow** (v)
23. Tree Swallow
24. Eastern Phoebe
25. Eastern Kingbird
26. Wild Turkey
27. Turkey Vulture
28. Herring Gull*
29. Hermit Thrush (v)
30. Wood Thrush (v)
Elsewhere
31. House Finch (v)
32. European Starling
33. Osprey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, Bay-breasted Warbler, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern kingbird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, northern cardinal, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, ruffed grouse, song sparrow, Swainson's thrush, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, wild turkey, wood thrush
