Sunny, warm, a bit windy. Not a lot of birdsong early, but things picked up toward the top of the hill.
Notable were a loon in flight (voice only), bunch of turkey vultures, waxwings, and a Great Crested Flycatcher.
Had a bunch of conversations with other humans who took advantage of the lovely weather to take a morning hike. Enjoyed it a lot—the conversation, this day, my dog.
More tomorrow!
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:57 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Northern Cardinal (v)
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. Ovenbird** (v)
4. Common Yellowthroat**
5. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
6. American Goldfinch
7. Veery (v)
8. Chestnut-sided Warbler
9. Gray Catbird**
10. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
11. Eastern Towhee
12. Alder Flycatcher (v)
13. Tufted Titmouse (v)
14. Field Sparrow
15. Yellow Warbler (v)
16. Song Sparrow**
17. American Robin*
18. Cedar Waxwing
19. Prairie Warbler (v)
20. Eastern Phoebe*
21. American Crow* (v)
22. Savannah Sparrow (v)
23. Common Loon (v)
24. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
25. Turkey Vulture
26. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
27. Tree Swallow
28. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
29. Hermit Thrush (v)
30. American Redstart (v)
Elsewhere
31. Mourning Dove
32. Herring Gull
33. Rock Pigeon
Mammals
Eastern Chipmunk
(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, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common loon, common yellowthroat, eastern chipmunk, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, prairie warbler, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, yellow warbler
