It’s apple blossom season. That usually means a flock or two of waxwings showing up randomly—as they did in the early overcast, post-showers time of this day.
Waxwings love apple blossom petals.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Ovenbird** (v)
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. Common Yellowthroat**
4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler
6. American Redstart
7. Veery (v)
8. Hairy Woodpecker
9. American Goldfinch
10. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
11. Gray Catbird*
12. Tufted Titmouse (v)
13. Hermit Thrush (v)
14. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
15. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
16. Nashville Warbler (v)
17. Eastern Wood-pewee
18. Least Flycatcher (v)
19. Alder Flycatcher
20. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
21. Eastern Towhee
22. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (wingbeats)
23. Field Sparrow
24. Song Sparrow
25. Tree Swallow
26. Eastern Phoebe*
27. American Crow*
28. Eastern Kingbird
29. Chipping Sparrow
30. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
31. Cedar Waxwing
32. Yellow Warbler
33. American Robin (v)
34. Downy Woodpecked
35. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
36. Northern Cardinal** (v)
Elsewhere
37. House Finch (v)
38. Herring Gull
39. Great Blue Heron
40. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voiceo nly elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern kingbird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great blue heron, great crested flycatcher, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, least flycatcher, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
