Cooler than yesterday, with a bit of a disadvantageous (northerly, westerly) breeze, but still the birds arrived. More species on my list today than on any other day this year.
Notable were first-of-year Blackburnian Warbler and Common Yellowthroat. Also had a random kinglet, a kestrel dining on a snake, and only a single crow. But the warblers were stars on this sunny spring day.
Eight warbler species showed up this morning (including the firsts-of-year above), each singing its distinctive spring song. Just lovely.
I do hope they turn up again tomorrow, when I lead my first Beech Hill bird walk in a while.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:13 a.m. real time (7:13 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. American Robin (v)
2. Eastern Phoebe*
3. Black-throated Green Warbler**
4. Black-and-white Warbler**
5. Blue Jay** (v)
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Ovenbird
8. American Goldfinch**
9. Downy Woodpecker (v)
10. Chestnut-sided Warbler
11. Purple Finch
12. Black-capped Chickadee**
13. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
14. Northern Cardinal* (v)
15. Yellow-rumped Warbler
16. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
17. White-throated Sparrow**
18. Northern Parula (v)
19. Blue-headed Vireo
20. Common Loon (v)
21. Ruffed Grouse (drumming)
22. Gray Catbird (v)
23. Northern Flicker (v)
24. Chipping Sparrow**
25. Tree Swallow
26. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
27. Field Sparrow (v)
28. Song Sparrow**
29. American Kestrel
30. Savannah Sparrow
31. Herring Gull* (v)
32. Blackburnian Warbler†
33. Turkey Vulture
34. Eastern Bluebird
35. Common Yellowthroat† (v)
36. American Crow*
37. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
38. Tufted Titmouse (v)
Elsewhere
37. Wild Turkey
38. Mallard
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American kestrel, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-birnian warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common loon, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mallard, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-winged blackbird, ruby-crowned kinglet, ruffed grouse, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
