We hit the trailhead bit later than yesterday, dog and I, but what a lovely Fifth of July morning: about room temperature, a bit breezy, with a goodly number of bird species.
It’s tourist season, with schooner cruises out on the bay, a big ol’ honest-to-gosh cruise ship headed into Rockland Harbor, and a slow stream of out-of-state visitors hiking this fairly famous hill. The beginnings of tourist season corresponds more or less with fledgling season.
Spotted (or heard) thirty-three species. Notably no chickadees, but they’ll be back.
Supposed to rain overnight. Might be a damp hike in the morning.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:28 a.m., I hiked most trails.
`1. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. Ovenbird**
4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
5. Northern Cardinal (v)
6. Black-and-white Warbler
7. American Goldfinch**
8. Wood Thrush (v)
9. American Crow*
10. Veery (v)
11. American Redstart (v)
12. Brown Creeper (v)
13. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
14. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
15. Blue Jay (v)
16. American Robin*
17. Northern Flicker (v)
18. Eastern Phoebe*
19. Chestnut-sided Warbler*
20. Gray Catbird*
21. Common Yellowthroat (v)
22. Mourning Dove
23. Cedar Waxwing (v)
24. Field Sparrow (v)
25. Downy Woodpecker (v)
26. Song Sparrow (v)
27. Purple Finch** (v)
28. Savannah Sparrow (v)
29. Eastern Towhee *
30. Turkey Vulture *
31. Hermit Thrush (tree)
32. Yellow Warbler (v)
33. Prairie Warbler (v)
Elsewhere
34. Herring Gull
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown creeper, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, prairie warbler, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wood thrush, yellow warbler
