An early hike after some heavy, soaking rain last evening. Wetness in the understory, a tiny bit of mud, clear skies, good birds—an auspicious time of it for dog and me.
Many, many towhees today. Adults and juveniles (the size of adults)
One noteworthy incident: While I angled to photograph a robin across a field, a hummingbird sped by within a foot of me at about 80 miles an hour—directly in front of me. I heard the hum, the hummer vanished, and a latter check of my GoPro footage caught the bird as it zipped by.
Another soaking of rain this late afternoon. Downpour, sun, downpour, sun. It’s how we do it on the coast of Maine.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:07 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo
2. Blue Jay (v)
3. American Crow*
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
6. Northern Cardinal* (v)
7. Cedar Waxwing
8. Black-capped Chickadee**
9. Eastern Wood-pewee
10. Hairy Woodpecker
11. White-breasted Nuthatch
12. Tufted Titmouse
13. Brown Creeper
14. Hermit Thrush
15. Black-and-white Warbler
16. Eastern Towhee
17. Song Sparrow**
18. Alder Flycatcher
19. Common Yellowthroat**
20. Yellow Warbler
21. Gray Catbird
22. House Wren (v)
23. Purple Finch (v)
24. Savannah Sparrow
25. American Robin
26. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
27. Field Sparrow
28. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
29. Eastern Phoebe
30. Northern Flicker
Elsewhere
30. Mourning Dove
31. Osprey (v)
32. Herring Gull
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: aldery flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown creeper, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house wren, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
