This morning’s lovely, muggy, coolish, sunny hike up Beech Hill with dog was a good ’un. Heard and saw a lot of birds, had a couple casual chats with good folks, felt like an integral part of the world around me.
Here are a couple photos that sort of size up this crazy cool day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:31 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Blue Jay (v)
3. American Crow*
4. Northern Cardinal (v)
5. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Eastern Wood-pewee
8. American Goldfinch
9. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
10. Black-capped Chickadee
11. Tufted Titmouse (v)
12. Brown Creeper (v)
13. Hairy Woodpecker
14. Northern Flicker (v)
15. Hermit Thrush
16. American Robin
17. Alder Flycatcher (v)
18. Gray Catbird
19. Cedar Waxwing
20. Yellow Warbler
21. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
22. Common Yellowthroat
23. Song Sparrow**
24. Field Sparrow (v)
25. Common Raven
26. Eastern Phoebe (v)
27. Mourning Dove*
28. Downy Woodpecker (v)
29. Eastern Bluebird
30. Red-bellied Woodpecker
Elsewhere
31. Mallard
32. Herring Gull
Mammals
Eastern 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, brown creeper, Cedar waxwing, common raven, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern gray squirrel, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
