Checked the weather radar first thing this morning, and turns out a bunch of rain was due in a couple hours. So dog and I took an early hike for a change.
Pretty nippy, and quite windy, so my choice of a heavy hooded sweatshirt (with neck gaiter) proved sensible. And the wind rushed through the leafy canopy, yet still the birds appeared, going about the business of feeding nestlings.
Twenty species again, with a few differences from yesterday. Still no tanagers—but we returned before the rain arrived. A successful Sunday morning of birding.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:57 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Red-eyed vireo** (v)
2. Northern Cardinal (v)
3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
4. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
5. Ovenbird**
6. Veery *v
7. American Goldfinch (v)
8. Eastern Towhee
9. American Crow*
10. Hermit Thrush (v)
11. Chestnut-sided Warbler
12. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
13. Alder Flycatcher (v)
14. Gray Catbird
15. Mourning Dove
16. Yellow Warbler (v)
17. Song Sparrow**
18. Common Yellowthroat (v)
19. House Wren
20. American Redstart (v)
Elsewhere
21. Mallard
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-and-white warbler, black-throated green warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, house wren, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, veery, yellow warbler
