Another in a series of gray, wet, foggy mornings for dog and me. But what might’ve seemed an uneventful hike soon began to bear fruit.
And by the end of it, I had twenty-seven species on my list (took another hike with another guest dog in afternoon and added a twenty-eighth species), although no first-of years.
Still it was a cool and memorable day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:01 a.m. real time (8:01 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Eastern Towhee
2. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
3. Chipping Sparrow
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Northern Cardinal** (v)
6. Mourning Dove* (v)
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
9. Northern Flicker** (v)
10. American Crow*
11. American Robin
12. Song Sparrow**
13. Eastern Bluebird
14. Field Sparrow (v)
15. Wild Turkey*
16. Common Raven
17. Savannah Sparrow (v)
18. Herring Gull* (v)
19. Hermit Thrush (v)
20. Ruffed Grouse
21. Yellow-rumped Warbler
22. Red-bellied Woodpecker** (v)
23. Eastern Phoebe**
24. Purple Finch (v)
25. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
26. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
27. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
28. Turkey Vulture
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, brown-headed cowbird, chipping sparrow, common raven, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-winged blackbird, ruby-crowned kinglet, ruffed grouse, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
