
What a lovely morning. Cool to start, warm to end—nearly 70° (F). The birds were a bit quieter than lately, perhaps due to that warmth. And/or the possibility of fledglings. And/or other reasons. But it was a real fun hike with dog.
Notably, I got a photo of a Least Flycatcher finally. Love those little guys.
A similar day is forecast for tomorrow. Looking forward to a nice surprise or two. (There are nearly always nice surprises.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:18 a.m. sun time (7:18 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Tufted Titmouse (v)
2. Red-eyed Vireo
3. Ovenbird**
4. American Redstart*
5. Blue Jay
6. Brown Creeper (v)
7. Eastern Phoebe
8. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
9. Veery
10. American Crow*
11. American Goldfinch**
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Gray Catbird
14. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
15. Common Yellowthroat (v)
16. Black-and-white Warbler**
17. Field Sparrow
18. Alder Flycatcher (v)
19. Yellow Warbler
20. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
21. Song Sparrow
22. Chipping Sparrow
23. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
24. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
25. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
26. Least Flycatcher
27. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
28. Brown-headed Cowbird
29. American Robin**
30. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
31. Wood Thrush (v)
32. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
Elsewhere
35. Mallard
35. Mourning Dove
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown creeper, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, least flycatcher, mallard, mourning dove, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wood thrush, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker