Had a thundershower overnight—one bolt of lightning struck a couple-three hundred yards away, startling my nearly deaf dog—and a steady light rain was in the forecast for today. But the light rain held off, which left Captain Jack and me with a chilly (upper-40s° F), breezy, deep blue-and-green sort of Beech Hill hike.
That’s right, Jack got back on the hill this morning, having descended a couple portable steps out of the truck instead of leaping too far down for his 15-year-old limbs. He was obviously happy to be there.
Wasn’t expecting many birds but got a nice number of species. Also photos—my favorite being a Veery that posed nicely down along the wooded trail.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:31 a.m. sun time (7:31 DST), I hiked all trails—and then some.
1. Eastern Phoebe
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. American Redstart (v)
4. Ovenbird** (v)
5. Northern Cardinal
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
8. Song Sparrow
9. American Crow
10. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
11. Northern Parula (v)
12. American Robin
13. Herring Gull*
14. Eastern Towhee
15. Field Sparrow
16. Turkey Vulture
17. Alder Flycatcher (v)
18. Hairy Woodpecker
19. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
20. Veery
21. Gray Catbird** (v)
22. Common Yellowthroat (v)
23. Chipping Sparrow
24. Mourning Dove
25. Yellow Warbler (v)
Elsewhere
26. Mallard
27. Wild Turkey
Mammals
White-tailed Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-throated green warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, yellow warbler
