Under an overcast sky, before the rain, Sarah and I hiked up through the woods—and topped yesterday’s number of species. On the way back down, in the lower woodlands, we stood for a while as nearly a dozen species called and flitted and sang.
I figured all the activity was an attempt to get things done before the rain.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 10:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Tufted Titmouse
2. Black-and-white Warbler
3. American Goldfinch (v)
4. Eastern Towhee
5. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
6. Eastern Phoebe*
7. Nashville Warbler (v)
8. Ovenbird (v)
9. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
10. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
11. Least Flycatcher (v)
12. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
13. Yellow Warbler (v)
14. Song Sparrow** (v)
15. Chipping Sparrow* (v)
16. Hermit Thrush
17. Alder Flycatcher
18. Gray Catbird (v)
19. White-breasted Nuthatch
20. Red-eyed Vireo**
21. Tree Swallow
22. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
23. Double-crested Cormorant
24. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
25. American Crow*
26. Hairy Woodpecker
27. Veery (v)
28. American Redstart (v)
29. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
30. Blue Jay (v)
Elsewhere
31. House Finch (v)
32. American Robin (v)
33. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sied warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, least flycatcher, Nashville warbler, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
