After a luscious stretch of wet, rainy weather—still puddles on the trails, ahhh!—the sun made an appearance this morning, brightening the aspects of a goodly number of wild birds.
Notable: heard a pair of bluebirds, watched a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers in conversation, had a raven flyover, and got a decent photo of a Swamp Sparrow (a species I’m starting to like a lot—but never fear Savannah Sparrow, my favorite!).
Also noteworthy: I watched a yellow-rump dine on the waxy fruit of the Northern Bayberry—which only yellow-rumps can do.
A truly fun and happy hike with Captain Jack this morning.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:14 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Yellow-rumped Warbler
2. Eastern Bluebird (v)
3. Purple Finch (v)
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. Brown Creeper (v)
6. American Robin (v)
7. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
8. Hairy Woodpecker
9. American Crow*
10. Swamp Sparrow
11. Common Raven
12. Eastern Towhee (v)
13. Song Sparrow
14. Blue Jay**
15. American Goldfinch
16. Tufted Titmouse (v)
17. Red-tailed Hawk
18. Northern Flicker (v)
Elsewhere
19. Herring Gull
(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, common raven, eastern bluebird, eastern towhee, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, northern flicker, purple finch, red-tailed hawk, song sparrow, swamp sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
