First came rain—a heavy, soaking, overnight rain. Then came high winds (which broke a series of utility poles on Route 1 nearby). Then came a very wet, heavy fog. However, during my brief morning hike with dog, I encountered some pretty fun birds.
Most notable was among the last birds I encountered: a first-of-year Brown Thrasher singing loudly down by the road. Also there were sparrows, blackbirds, phoebes, and more.
About midday the sky began to clear and by evening, the day was bright and warm and calm.
(I do love the variety of weather we get here in coastal Maine.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:17 a.m. real time (8:01 DST), I hiked the open trail.
1. Purple Finch** (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. American Crow* (v)
4. Chipping Sparrow (v)
5. Song Sparrow
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. Eastern Towhee
8. Northern Cardinal** (v)
9. Savannah Sparrow (v)
10. Brown Thrasher†
11. Red-winged Blackbird
12. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
13. Eastern Phoebe*
14. Blue Jay
Elsewhere
15. Herring Gull
16. White-throated Sparrow (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown thrasher, chipping sparrow, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, herring gull, northern cardinal, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-winged blackbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-throated sparrow
