Sunny, warm morning—but with a cooling breeze. Very quiet early, although a few birds began to pipe up before long. Noteworthy was a bunch of parental activity: feeding the youngsters, keeping them in line, distracting a human and a dog from finding them out.
Spied a female Pileated Woodpecker hunting for food in the forest floor down in the trees
Bluebirds still looking to nest in the summit box. Phoebe in the north peak of the hut. And blueberries seemingly ripening fast.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
2. Eastern Towhee**
3. American Robin*
4. Ovenbird
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
6. Chipping Sparrow
7. American Crow*
8. Eastern Phoebe*
9. Gray Catbird **
10. Common Yellowthroat**
11. Song Sparrow
12. Nashville Warbler (v)
13. Field Sparrow
14. Cedar Waxwing
15. Northern Cardinal** (v)
16. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
17. Black-and-white warbler
18. Purple Finch (v)
19. American Goldfinch**
20. Eastern Bluebird
21. Northern Flicker
22. Yellow Warbler (v)
23. Pileated Woodpecker
24. Mourning Dove*
25. Turkey Vulture
26. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
27. Herring Gull
28. Wild Turkey
29. Rock Pigeon
30. European Starling
31. Blue Jay
32. Tufted Titmouse
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
*Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, wild turkey, yellow warbler
