Considering this balmy, droughty stretch of days, I figured it might be nice to take Jack up the hill earlier than usual. After all, the sun rises about 5:15 here at this time of year.
It was a very good hike—warm, but less so than on recent days. Quieter to to start, but ending with a nice batch of bird species—highlight being the very vocal loon that flew over our heads near the summit.
It was a blueberry pick day at Beech Hill. We did our hike and were headed down before the pick began. A warm one, a dry one, but a darn good one.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:27 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Blue Jay (v)
3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
4. American Goldfinch**
5. American Crow*
6. Veery (v)
7. Black-capped Chickadee**
8. Eastern Wood-pewee
9. White-breasted Nuthatch
10. Brown Creeper (v)
11. Northern Flicker (v)
12. Tufted Titmouse (v)
13. Hermit Thrush
14. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
15. Pine Warbler (v)
16. Downy Woodpecker
17. Eastern Towhee
18. Common Yellowthroat
19. Alder Flycatcher
20. Cedar Waxwing
21. Song Sparrow
22. Yellow Warbler
23. House Wren (v)
24. Purple Finch (v)
25. Herring Gull*
26. Savannah Sparrow (v)
27. Chipping Sparrow
28. Common Loon
29. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
30. American Robin
31. Gray Catbird
32. Chestnut-sided Warbler
Elsewhere
33. Mourning Dove
34. Northern Cardinal (v)
Mammals
Gray Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown creeper, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common loon, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, gray squirrel, hermit thrush, herring gull, house wren, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, pine warbler, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
