This day—Memorial Day—was a warm one. Quite a few other people and dogs on the trails, soaking up the summerish smells and feels. And conversations.
Also birds. Many birds. Including a pair of Ospreys in a typical Osprey courtship display, involving fish carrying and a lot of screaming.
For being so warm, it was pretty cool.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:51 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Ovenbird**
3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
4. Eastern Phoebe*
5. Northern Cardinal**
6. Veery (v)
7. Gray Catibrd (v)
8. Tufted Titmouse (v)
9. Black-capped Chickadee
10. Eastern Wood-pewee
11. American Redstart**
12. Chestnut-sided Warbler
13. Blue Jay
14. Ruffed Grouse (booming)
15. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
16. Common Yellowthroat
17. Alder Flycatcher
18. Eastern Towhee (v)
19. American Crow*
20. Yellow Warbler
21. Herring Gull*
22. Northern Flicker (v)
23. Black-billed Cuckoo (v)
24. American Goldfinch
25. American Robin* (v)
26. Tree Swallow
27. Song Sparrow**
28. Field Sparrow
29. Savannah Sparrow (v)
30. Turkey Vulture
31. Prairie Warbler (v)
32. Red-breasted Nuthatch
33. Osprey
34. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
35. Hermit Thrush (v)
36. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
37. Mallard
38. Wild Turkey
Mammals
Eastern Chipmunk
Gray Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mallard, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, prairie warbler, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, ruffed grouse, savannah sparrow, tree swallow song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, wild turkey, yellow warbler
