Overcast to start this morning, but clearing pretty quickly. Yesterday’s soaking rains—welcome though they were—left few traces other than a couple little washouts and a good swarm of mosquitoes. (Trails still pretty dry.)
Not so many birds today, either—although a couple juvies were fun (bluebird, sapsucker)—but cool and breezy and lovely.
(The most memorable moment: spying—then devouring—my first-of-year wild blackberry. Yum!)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:26 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. American Crow*
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
5. Gray Catbird
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. Eastern Wood-pewee
8. Hermit Thrush
9. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. American Robin
11. Eastern Towhee
12. Black-capped Chickadee
13. Alder Flycatcher (v)
14. Field Sparrow
15. Common Yellowthroat
16. Song Sparrow
17. Cedar Waxwing
18. Yellow Warbler (v)
19. Savannah Sparrow
20. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
21. Blue Jay (v)
22. Eastern Bluebird
23. House Wren (v)
24. Northern Flicker
Elsewhere
25. Mourning Dove
26. Northern Cardinal
27. Chipping Sparrow
(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, Cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, house wren, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
