The sun rose unimpeded this very early morning—the earliest it’ll rise for a year, in fact, considering this is the summer solstice. Seemed like the first sunny day in a while, and the birds seemed to like it, too.
An even forty species this morning. Most notable might be the call of a Red-bellied Woodpecker. Or the Northern Parula that’s been calling down by Beech Hill Road. Or the pair of Broad-winged Hawks that flew over, calling. And in afternoon, I rode nearly 20 miles on my bicycle—yes, listening to the birds along the way.
I wonder—as I usually do—what tomorrow morning will bring?
Beech Hill List
Starting at 6:47 a.m. EST (7:47 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo
2. Ovenbird
3. Brown Creeper
4. Song Sparrow
5. Eastern Wood-pewee
6. Chestnut-sided Warbler
7. Veery
8. American Goldfinch
9. American Crow
10. Eastern Towhee
11. Tufted Titmouse
12. Blue Jay
13. Gray Catbird
14. Black-and-white Warbler
15. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
16. Scarlet Tanager
17. Osprey
18. Hermit Thrush
19. Wood Thrush
20. Red-bellied Woodpecker
21. American Robin
22. Cedar Waxwing
23. Pileated Woodpecker
24. Common Yellowthroat
25. Alder Flycatcher
26. Yellow Warbler
27. Savannah Sparrow
28. Field Sparrow
29. Eastern Bluebird
30. Chipping Sparrow
31. Northern Parula
32. Black-capped Chickadee
33. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
34. Downy Woodpecker
35. American Redstart
36. Turkey Vulture
37. Eastern Phoebe
38. Black-throated Green Warbler
39. Broad-winged Hawk
40. Northern Cardinal
Elsewhere
41. Mallard
42. Herring Gull
43. Rock Pigeon
44. Red-winged Blackbird
(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, broad-winged hawk, brown creeper, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mallard, northern cardinal, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, red-winged blackbird, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-crowned kinglet, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, wood thrush, yellow warbler
