Warmer than forecast. Sunnier, too. Light winds. Many, many birds.
A year’s record thirty-three species today—including first-of-year Pine Warbler and Chipping Sparrow. Among non-bird critters: garter snake and tiger beetles. Leaves barely beginning to unfurl. It does seem rather too dry for the season (although this keeps the tick numbers down), but rain is in the near forecast. Also heard my first singing Hermit Thrush.
(In afternoon, I rode my bicycle for the first time this year. Felt sooo good.)
Tomorrow’s supposed to be at least as warm and calm. Wonder what’ll show up then.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:25 a.m. real time (7:25 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Song Sparrow*
2. Eastern Phoebe*
3. American Robin
4. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
5. Black-capped Chickadee**
6. Brown Creeper
7. American Goldfinch (v)
8. American Crow*
9. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
10. Eastern Bluebird
11. Ruffed Grouse
12. Northern Cardinal** (v)
13. Downy Woodpecker (v)
14. Blue Jay**
15. Yellow-rumped Warbler
16. House Finch (v)
17. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
18. Field Sparrow (v)
19. Northern Flicker (v)
20. Purple Finch
21. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
22. Pine Warbler (v)
23. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
24. Chipping Sparrow (v)
25. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
26. Palm Warbler
27. Tree Swallow
28. Dark-eyed Junco
29. Herring Gull*
30. Wild Turkey*
31. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
32. Osprey (v)
33. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
Elsewhere
34. Golden-crowned Kinglet (v)
Mammals
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Reptiles
Common Garter Snake
(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, chipping sparrow, common garter snake, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern gray squirrel, eastern phoebe, field sparrow, golden-crowned kinglet, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, house finch, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, palm warbler, pileated woodpecker, pine warbler, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-winged blackbird, ruby-crowned kinglet, ruffed grouse, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
