Fog first thing, a deep overcast. Birds weren’t talking much, but neither were they silent. Heard an alternate cuckoo call up in the area where I nabbed a photo of one the other day. Got a photo of a yellowthroat.
A low-key but inspiring morning.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo
2. Ovenbird (v)
3. American Redstart (v)
4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
6. Common Yellowthroat**
7. Veery
8. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
9. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
10. Eastern Towhee (v)
11. Gray Catbird
12. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
13. Nashville Warbler (v)
14. American Crow*
15. Northern Flicker
16. American Goldfinch**
17. Alder Flycatcher
18. Field Sparrow (v)
19. Song Sparrow*
20. Yellow Warbler
21. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
22. Tree Swallow
23. Eastern Phoebe (v)
24. Chipping Sparrow (v)
25. American Robin*
26. Black-billed Cuckoo (v)
27. Tufted Titmouse (v)
28. Hermit Thrush (v)
29. Black-throated Blue Warbler
30. Least Flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
31. Mourning Dove
32. Herring Gull
33. European Starling
34. Rock Pigeon
35. House Sparrow
36. Blue Jay (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, least flycatcher, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
