
Was supposed to rain much of this morning, but when I checked the weather radar, I only saw a few green patches. It was raining lightly when dog and I got to the trailhead, but within about twenty minutes, it’d stopped, and the rest of our hike happened in nearly calm air under a misty overcast. And birds showed up. Not as many as yesterday, but lots.
I heard the voices of youngsters, saw adults with beaks full of insect parts, saw a chipmunk that looked like somebody’s grandpa.
Most notable, however, might’ve been the vireo that posed for me.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 6:47 a.m. EST (7:47 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Red-eyed Vireo
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler
4. Northern Parula (v)
5. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
6. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
7. Song Sparrow
8. Veery
9. American Goldfinch
10. American Crow*
11. Eastern Towhee**
12. Alder Flycatcher (v)
13. American Redstart
14. Gray Catbird**
15. Yellow Warbler (v)
16. Eastern Phoebe
17. Black-capped Chickadee**
18. Black-and-white Warbler
19. Tufted Titmouse**
20. American Robin*
21. Cedar Waxwing
22. Hermit Thrush
23. Scarlet Tanager (v)
24. Common Yellowthroat (v)
25. Field Sparrow (v)
26. Eastern Bluebird
27. Blue Jay (v)
28. Turkey Vulture
Elsewhere
29. Mallard
30. Herring Gull
31. Rock Pigeon
32. Merlin
Mammals
Eastern Chipmunk
(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, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern chipmunk, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mallard, merlin, northern parula, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, yellow warbler