First t-shirt day of the year, mosquitos be damned! A nice, warm, sunny morning with temperatures in the 70s (F). Birds were quiet (nesting) but active (food). Got a few photos. Woo-hoo!
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
Fun morning, Mostly sun, lots of safety gear And plenty of birds int the fringes. You have to work for an ID at this time of year, in this ecosystem, but I’ll just look forwar to trying.
1. Northern Cardinal** (v)
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
4. Common Yellowthroat**
5. American Goldfinch (V)
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. American Redstart (v)
8. Hermit Thrush (v)
9. Black-and-white warbler
10. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
11. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
12. Veery**
13. Gray Catbird (v)
14. Eastern Towhee88 (v)
15. Eastern Wood-pewee
16. Alder Flycatcher
17. Nashville Warbler (v)
18. Song Sparrow**
19. Eastern Phoebe*
20. Tree Swallow
21. Field Sparrow (v)
22. Great Crested Flycatcher**
23. American Crow*
24. Common Raven (v)
25. Savannah Sparrow
26. Ovenbird**
27. Scarlet Tanager (v)
28. Least Flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
29. House Finch (v)
30. Chipping Sparrow
31. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, alderflycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-and-white warbler, black-throated green warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, least flycatcher, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery
