Another Beech Hill hike without Jack-my-dog (again we walked from the house to the Wellness Trail later), which still seems extremely weird. However, a little excitement on the hill. For one thing, I counted thirty-six species today.
In reviewing this total later, I realized I’d skipped a number. However, I happened upon a blurry photo, quickly snapped, that showed a bird I could not identify. Checked with an expert ID friend, who pronounced it a female Indigo Bunting. Also got nice pics of a yellowthroat for a change and encountered a Snowshoe Hare.
Another sunny one forecast for tomorrow, but rain’s gonna come this weekend—and continue all the following week. (Frankly, we can use it.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:00 a.m. sun time (7:00 DST), I hiked all trails, and then some.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Ovenbird**
3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
4. Eastern Phoebe
5. Veery (v)
6. American Redstart* (v)
7. Blue Jay** (v)
8. American Goldfinch
9. Mourning Dove (v)
10. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
11. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
12. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
13. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
14. Pileated Woodpecker
15. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
16. Tufted Titmouse (v)
17. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
18. Hermit Thrush (v)
19. Eastern Towhee**
20. Common Yellowthroat**
21. Alder Flycatcher (v)
22. Field Sparrow (v)
23. Gray Catbird*
24. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
25. Yellow Warbler**
26. Song Sparrow**
27. Indigo Bunting†
28. Chipping Sparrow**
29. American Crow*
30. Eastern Bluebird
31. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
32. Scarlet Tanager (v)
33. American Robin* (v)
34. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
35. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
36. Brown-headed Cowbird
Elsewhere
37. Mallard
38. Carolina Wren (v)
39. Herring Gull
40. Osprey (v)
Mammals
Snowshoe Hare
(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-headed cowbird, Carolina wren, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, indigo bunting, mallard, mourning dove, osprey, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, red-winged blackbird, rose-breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, snowshoe hare, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
