This morning’s hike with dog happened under mostly blue skies, in mostly calm winds, and amid many, many bird species—thirty-four in all (a record for the year so far.
(Speaking of—exactly a year ago today is when Jack and I arrived back in Maine. Time flies.)
First-of-year bird? Black-throated Green Warbler. Other notable migrants would be three Broad-winged Hawks, a raven and a vulture, and multiple Blue-headed Vireos.
And in afternoon I got a good ride on my bike in.
Tomorrow will be rainy. In fact, so will the following three days. We shall see how it goes!
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:09 a.m. real time (8:01 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Eastern Phoebe
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Northern Flicker (v)
4. Red-bellied Woodpecker** (v)
5. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
6. Blue-headed Vireo
7. Eastern Towhee
8. American Goldfinch**
9. Downy Woodpecker
10. Purple Finch**
11. American Crow*
12. Herring Gull* (v)
13. Northern Cardinal** (v)
14. Blue Jay (v)
15. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
16. Tufted Titmouse**
17. Eastern Bluebird
18. American Robin
19. Brown Creeper (v)
20. Mourning Dove* (v)
21. Hermit Thrush
22. Black-throated Green Warbler† (v)
23. Yellow-rumped Warbler
24. Tree Swallow
25. Field Sparrow
26. Song Sparrow**
27. Chipping Sparrow**
28. Savannah Sparrow
29. Canada Goose (v)
30. Common Loon (v)
31. Broad-winged Hawk
32. Turkey Vulture
33. Common Raven
34. Wild Turkey
Elsewhere
35. Pine Warbler (v)
36. Mallard
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown creeper, Canada goose, chipping sparrow, common loon, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, hermit thrush, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, pine warbler, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, savannah sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
