On the eighth straight day of morning fog, I spied a baby Chestnut-sided Warbler. The little fledgling warbler also spied me. It had no tail to speak of, but it could flutter away on its brand new feathered wings. A highlight of my hike today with dog.
Fog turned to drizzle later, then a more soaking sort of rain. We have no drought here this year, seems like. (More rain in the forecast.) In fact, I ate my first ripe wild blueberries.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 6:48 a.m. EST (7:48 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
2. Red-eyed Vireo**
3. American Goldfinch
4. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. Veery (v)
7. Eastern Wood-pewee
8. American Redstart
9. Song Sparrow
10. Mourning Dove
11. American Crow*
12. American Robin
13. Field Sparrow
14. Gray Catbird**
15. Eastern Towhee**
16. Common Yellowthroat (v)
17. Eastern Bluebird
18. Ovenbird (v)
19. Yellow Warbler
20. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
21. Cedar Waxwing
22. Northern Parula (v)
23. Blue Jay (v)
24. Alder Flycatcher (v)
25. Eastern Phoebe
26. Tufted Titmouse
27. Hermit Thrush (v)
28. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
29. Wood Thrush (v)
30. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
31. Downy Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
32. Mallard
33. Wild Turkey
34. Pine Warbler (v)
Mammals
American Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American red squirrel, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, mallard, mourning dove, northern parula, ovenbird, pine warbler, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, wild turkey, wood thrush, yellow warbler
