A nearly cloudless, chilly morning—chilly in a good Maine spring way. Was quiet coming up the wooded trail, but by the end of things, I had a goodly number of species on my list.
Most notable today was the celebratory appearance of a House Wren atop the post of the bluebird box down near Beech Hill Road. Singing his head off, he was. Sprays of brown grass tumbled out of the box hole. Could it be we’ll have a wren’s nest this year.
Grackle was another first-of-preserve bird—a flyover.
A lovely first of June day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:37 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Eastern Phoebe
3. Ovenbird**
4. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
5. Song Sparrow**
6. Common Yellowthroat
7. Northern Cardinal** (v)
8. Chestnut-sided Warbler
9. Downy Woodpecker
10. Pileated Woodpecker (drumming)
11. American Redstart**
12. Veery**
13. Gray Catbird**
14. Blue Jay (v)
15. American Goldfinch
16. American Crow*
17. Eastern Towhee
18. Black-capped Chickadee**
19. Alder Flycatcher
20. Yellow Warbler
21. Field Sparrow (v)
22. Tree Swallow
23. American Robin*
24. Prairie Warbler (v)
25. Savannah Sparrow
26. Eastern Bluebird
27. House Wren†
28. Common Raven (v)
29. Scarlet Tanager
30. Tufted Titmouse**
31. Common Grackle†
32. Chipping Sparrow**
33. Eastern Wood-pewee
Elsewhere
34. Mallard
35 Herring Gull
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common raven, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house wren, mallard, northern cardinal, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, prairie warbler, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
