Things began slow again this morning—about a half-hour earlier than yesterday—but the sky was clear, the air cool and dry to start. Nearing the high point of the wooded trail, the woodpeckers began to call. A downy, a hairy, a red-bellied, a flicker—I love when the woodpeckers show up.
Otherwise a little slow, but with beautiful scenery and another waxwing-thrilling fly hatch. (And a few nice chats with humans along the way.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:31 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Blue Jay
3. American Crow* (v)
4. Hermit Thrush
5. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
6. American Goldfinch**
7. Eastern Wood-pewee
8. Cedar Waxwing
9. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
10. Tufted Titmouse (v)
11. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
12. Downy Woodpecker (v)
13. American Robin
14. Hairy Woodpecker
15. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
16. Ovenbird
17. Northern Flicker (v)
18. Eastern Towhee
19. Alder Flycatcher
20. Common Yellowthroat
21. Song Sparrow
22. Gray Catbird**
23. Eastern Phoebe
24. Field Sparrow (v)
25. Yellow Warbler (v)
26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
27. Eastern Bluebird (v)
Elsewhere
28. Northern Cardinal (v)
29. Herring Gull
30. Osprey
(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, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
