Rained overnight, and the damp understory made me happy (and a little wet and muddy). Fewer ticks than yesterday (one on Jack), but a nice variety of species.
Aside from the usual—a random Swamp Sparrow. Near the summit, in the brushy barrens. First swamp, then Savannah, then song (then, soon after, towhee). Four sparrows, three corvids, two woodpeckers, two nuthatches, two tits (chickadee, titmouse), and a really nice sky.
Note: Full fall color will be later this year on account of global warming.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:10 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
2. American Crow*
3. Tufted Titmouse
4. Golden-crowned Kinglet (v)
5. Northern Flicker (v)
6. Black-capped Chickadee*
7. Yellow-rumped Warbler
8. American Robin (v)
9. Hairy Woodpecker
10. Brown Creeper (v)
11. American Goldfinch (v)
12. Gray Catbird
13. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
14. Purple Finch (v)
15. White-throated Sparrow* (v)
16. Swamp Sparrow
17. Savannah Sparrow
18. Song Sparrow
19. Blue Jay (v)
20. Eastern Towhee (v)
21. Eastern Phoebe
22. Common Raven (v)
23. Northern Cardinal** (v)
Elsewhere
24. Carolina Wren
25. Herring Gull
Mammals
Eastern Chipmunk
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown creeper, Carolina wren, common raven, eastern chipmunk, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, golden-crowned kinglet, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, northern flicker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, swamp sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
