
No fog this morning for a change! Gray skies, mist in the hills, a humid, drippy atmosphere—but the fog waited until we’d hiked about an hour, dog and I. And, bird-wise, all about us were the sounds of begging from fledglings and notes of alarm from adults with their mouths full.
It’s that season.
Most notable today was a woodcock we flushed down in the lower woods—flushed it twice, actually. It’s a rich, wet, warm time of year.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 6:37 a.m. EST (7:37 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. Ovenbird
7. Veery
8. Song Sparrow**
9. Mourning Dove* (v)
10. American Crow*
11. Gray Catbird**
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Northern Parula (v)
14. Common Yellowthroat
15. Eastern Bluebird
16. Yellow Warbler
17. American Robin*
18. Field Sparrow (v)
19. Cedar Waxwing
20. Alder Flycatcher (v)
21. Eastern Phoebe**
22. Tufted Titmouse (v)
23. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
24. Hermit Thrush (v)
25. Northern Flicker (v)
26. American Woodcock
27. Hairy Woodpecker
28. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
Elsewhere
29. Mallard
30. Wild Turkey
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 robin, American woodcock, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, mallard, mourning dove, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow warbler