Common yellowthroat in berry brambles.
The morning dawned overcast and cool. Jack and I got to Beech Hill just before 7 a.m. Quite a few birds were out.
Cedar waxwing.
It was a nice walk. Horse flies circled, true, but none bit. Small moths accompanied us intermittently up the wooded trail. I did notice evidence of another mountain biker—likely from yesterday afternoon or evening. I’ll suggest posting more clear and obvious notices prohibiting wheeled vehicles. Otherwise someone’s liable to get creamed hiking up the lower wooded trail.
All five sparrows made an appearance today. And I saw and/or heard ten wood-warbler species: ovenbird, chestnut-sided, yellowthroat, black-and-white, yellow, redstart, parula, Nashville, black-throated green, black-throated blue. About half-way through our hike, I could tell the clouds were moving away and today would be a sunny one. This turned out to be the case.
Savannah sparrow.
It was a lovely summer day, in fact. Just about the perfect kind of Saturday weather, if you’re a typical American cookout person or day-at-the-lake person, or kayaker, or Fourth-of-July-weekend sailor. Just gorgeous. I rode a quick fourteen miles on my bicycle about midday.
But the only bird species I saw while out today that differed from those I listed at Beech Hill this morning was a tufted titmouse, a solitary bird calling from the oak grove out back of my place in Glen Cove.
Soon, I’ll be hearing the fireworks in Thomaston.
Eastern phoebe.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7 a.m., I walked all trails.
1. Red-eyed vireo (voice)
2. Northern flicker (voice)
3. Ovenbird (voice)
4. Veery
5. Black-capped chickadee
6. Chestnut-sided warbler
7. Rose-breasted grosbeak (voice)
8. Common yellowthroat
9. Eastern towhee
10. Cedar waxwing
11. Gray catbird
12. American crow (voice)
13. Blue jay (voice)
14. American robin
15. Mourning dove
16. Black-and-white warbler (voice)
17. Song sparrow
18. Eastern phoebe
19. Savannah sparrow
20. Yellow warbler (voice)
21. Hermit thrush (voice)
22. Northern cardinal (voice)
23. Field sparrow (voice)
24. Chipping sparrow (voice)
25. American goldfinch
26. American redstart (voice)
27. White-throated sparrow (voice)
28. Northern parula (voice)
29. Herring gull
30. Nashville warbler (voice)
31. White-breasted nuthatch (voice)
32. Common loon (voice)
33. Black-throated green warbler (voice)
34. Black-throated blue warbler (voice)
Elsewhere
35. Tufted titmouse
Northeast sky.
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, common loon, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler
