Kind of a lovely morning. Sunny and calm, with just a hint of breeze. Not too warm, not too cold. Summer singing going on.
I don’t know this for a fact, but my theory is that birds are singing again now that they’ve got fledglings roaming about who need to learn the songs of the species.
Whatever the fact of it, it’s lovely to think of all those young birds out there.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Veery (v)
2. Red-eyed Vireo
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
4. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
5. American Crow (v)
6. Chipping Sparrow*
7. Tufted Titmouse (v)
8. Song Sparrow**
9. Ovenbird (v)
10. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
11. Eastern Towhee
12. Yellow Warbler (v)
13. Common Yellowthroat**
14. Northern Cardinal (v)
15. Herring Gull*
16. Blue Jay
17. Mourning Dove*
18. Alder Flycatcher (v)
19. Eastern Phoebe
20. Eastern Bluebird
21. Cedar Waxwing
22. Killdeer†
23. Field Sparrow (v)
24. Nashville Warbler (v)
25. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
Elsewhere
26. House Finch
27. Black-throated Green Warbler
28. Wild Turkey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First of year bird
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, cihpping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern towhee, eeastern phoebe, field sparrow, herring gull, killdeer, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
