Yet another clear, warm, dry morning—one during which I had to wonder where all these mosquitoes came from? Not much breeze in the woodlands, and not too many bird species. Until the upper, open acreage, that is.
Noteworthy: spooked a woodcock, two ravens still hanging out in the inland blueberry patch—and a relatively cooperative Brown Creeper down by the parking lot.
There’ll be a blueberry pick tomorrow. Thinking I might blow off my preregistration and just let other folks play (while Jack and I hike, as usual).
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:27 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Northern Cardinal**
3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
6. American Crow*
7. Hermit Thrush
8. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
9. Blue Jay (v)
10. Ovenbird (v)
11. American Robin
12. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
13. Northern Flicker
14. Eastern Towhee
15. Gray Catbird
16. Common Yellowthroat**
17. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
18. Cedar Waxwing
19. Alder Flycatcher (v)
20. Song Sparrow*
21. Yellow Warbler
22. Field Sparrow
23. House Wren (v)
24. Purple Finch
25. Common Raven
26. Red-breasted Nuthatch
27. Savannah Sparrow
28. Downy Woodpecker
29. Eastern Phoebe
30. American Woodcock
31. Veery (v)
32. Tufted Titmouse
33. Brown Creeper
Elsewhere
34. Mourning Dove
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: aldery flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, American woodcock, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown creeper, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common raven, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, house wren, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
