Cool morning. Sun—turning during the day to hazy sun to hazy overcast. Cool breeze. Fewer mosquitoes. Quite a few birds, several of whom are setting up for second nests, among them bluebirds, phoebes, and (possibly) chippies.
First little green blackberries, still-blooming milkweed , still bluing blueberries.
I love this day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Veery (v)
2. Song Sparrow**
3. Tufted Titmouse (v)
4. Nashville Warbler (v)
5. Ovenbird (v)
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Chipping Sparrow*
8. Gray Catbird**
9. Common Yellowthroat**
10. American Goldfinch**
11. American Crow*
12. Yellow Warbler (v)
13. Chestnut-sided Warbler* (v)
14. Northern Flicker (v)
15. Field Sparrow (v)
16. Eastern Phoebe*
17. Herring Gull*
18. Red-eyed Vireo
19. Cedar Waxwing
20. Eastern Bluebird
21. American Robin*
22. Alder Flycatcher (v)
23. Purple Finch (v)
24. Savannah Sparrow
25. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
26. Mourning Dove*
27. Common Raven (v)
Elsewhere
28. Wild Turkey
29. Northern Cardinal (v)
30. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sied warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, wild turkey, yellow warbler
