Yet another excellent hike at Beech Hill. And that’s an understatement. Captain Jack and I are absolutely, truly diggin’ our return to this old familiar hill.
Another first-of-year wood-warbler today (Chestnut-sided Warbler), and I got a few photos (best maybe being Black-throated Green Warbler), and it’s fun to realize that less than half of nesting warbler species have yet returned.
More tomorrow?
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:32 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Black-and-white Warbler
2. American Goldfinch
3. American Crow*
4. Ovenbird
5. Downy Woodpecker**
6. Black-capped Chickadee**
7. Eastern Towhee
8. White-breasted Nuthatch
9. Tufted Titmouse (v)
10. Song Sparrow**
11. Gray Catbird (v)
12. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
13. Broad-winged Hawk
14. Yellow-rumped Warbler
15. White-throated Sparrow
16. Tree Swallow
17. American Robin
18. Chestnut-sided Warbler†
19. Savannah Sparrow (v)
20. Chipping Sparrow**
21. Northern Cardinal
22. Field Sparrow (v)
23. Herring Gull*
24. Blue Jay* (v)
25. Turkey Vulture
26. Eastern Bluebird
27. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
28. Black-throated Green Warbler
29. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
30. Eastern Phoebe* (v)
31. Brown Creeper
32. Northern Parula
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, broad-winged hawk, brown creeper, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, ruby-crowned kinglet, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
