The morning rain wasn’t supposed to arrive for a couple hours after dog and I would reach main Beech Hill trailhead, so I was happy to be hiking in a mostly overcast day—a day with quite a few birds despite the semi-gloom. Temps were nice (60° F or so), wind was light, the air was fragrant, a little blue in the eastern sky.
Ended up with thirty-one species—including, at the very end, the voice of a loon sailing off toward Chickawaukie Lake.
Afterward, we ate some lunch, then I rode my bicycle up to the Town Office to vote (a long-time tradition). And after that, I made a dump run.
All in all, a mighty fruitful day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:38 a.m. sun time (7:38 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. Veery
3. Northern Cardinal (v)
4. Song Sparrow*
5. American Crow*
6. Chestnut-sided Warbler
7. Ovenbird
8. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
9. Mourning Dove** (v)
10. American Redstart (v)
11. Eastern Towhee
12. American Goldfinch
13. Cedar Waxwing
14. Gray Catbird**
15. Common Yellowthroat
16. Field Sparrow (v)
17. Alder Flycatcher (v)
18. Yellow Warbler
19. Eastern Bluebird
20. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
21. Eastern Phoebe
22. Savannah Sparrow (v)
23. Prairie Warbler (v)
24. Hermit Thrush (v)
25. Eastern Wood-pewee
26. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
27. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
28. Blue Jay (v)
29. Tufted Titmouse (v)
30. Common Loon (v)
Elsewhere
31. Wild Turkey
32. Chipping Sparrow
33. Pine Warbler (v)
34. Rock Pigeon
Mammals
Eastern Chipmunk
American Red Squirrel
(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, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common loon, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, pine warbler, prairie warbler, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, wild turkey, yellow warbler
