Got up to the trail head early, dog and I. And, wow, what a day.
Noteworthy:
• a first-of-year Chimney Swift flew over as we approached the summit
• a Wood Frog appeared on the lower wooded trail, expertly camouflaged
• a White-tailed Deer bounded away as we reached the summit (and for the first time I heard the alarm call of a white-tailed deer—since this one must’ve had a fawn or two nearby)
• a group of about sixteen turkeys flushed as we returned down the upper trail, with the many poults flying up into the trees
I’d redo this hike again, if I could. (Ahh, summertime!)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:07 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
3. Hermit Thrush (v)
4. Ovenbird (v)
5. American Goldfinch**
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. Black-and-white Warbler
8. Chestnut-sided Warbler
9. Northern Cardinal** (v)
10. American Crow*
11. Black-capped Chickadee
12. American Robin* (v)
13. American Redstart
14. Downy Woodpecker
15. Northern Flicker (v)
16. Eastern Wood-pewee
17. Blue Jay (v)
18. Eastern Towhee
19. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
20. Brown Creeper (v)
21. Common Yellowthroat
22. Turkey Vulture
23. Gray Catbird (v)
24. Yellow Warbler
25. Song Sparrow**
26. Cedar Waxwing
27. Chimney Swift†
28. Alder Flycatcher (v)
29. Field Sparrow
30. Red-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
31. Prairie Warbler (v)
32. Savannah Sparrow
33. Wild Turkey
Elsewhere
34. Rock Pigeon
35. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
Mammals
Eastern Chipmunk
White-tailed Deer
Amphibians
Wood Frog
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blkack-throated green warbler, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, brown creeper, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chimney swift, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern chipmunk, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, prairie warbler, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, wood frog, yellow warbler
