I didn’t expect a lot of bird activity in the thick, cool fog of this morning. Yet again, I was pleasantly surprised.
No first-of-year birds, but a wide selection—among them a few that actually posed for photo.
Plus, you can kind of sneak up on ’em in the fog.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Red-eyed Vireo**
3. American Redstart
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
5. Gray Catbird
6. Northern Cardinal** (v)
7. Hairy Woodpecker
8. Northern Parula (v)
9. Eastern Towhee
10. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
11. Veery
12. Least Flycatcher
13. Great Crested Flycatcher
14. Black-capped Chickadee
15. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
16. Herring Gull*
17. American Crow*
18. Hermit Thrush (v)
19. Tufted Titmouse (v)
20. Common Yellowthroat
21. Scarlet Tanager (v)
22. Song Sparrow (v)
23. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
24. Field Sparrow (v)
25. Alder Flycatcher
26. Yellow Warbler
27. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
28. Eastern Wood-pewee
29. Eastern Phoebe*
30. Eastern Bluebird
31. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
32. Blue Jay (v)
33. Nashville Warbler (v)
34. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
35. Purple Finch (v)
36. Tree Swallow
37. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
38. Black-billed Cuckoo (v)
39. American Goldfinch (v)
Elsewhere
40. American Robin
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-and-white warbler, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, least flycatcher, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rose breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
