A warm and sunny morning for a change, leading to a warmer late morning and midday. During my daily hike with dog, it seemed everywhere I looked I saw birds with bills full of insects. Hungry fledglings all over the place.
Plenty of birds were singing, also, voicing their territorial claims. A particular Black-and-white Warbler stopped singing and posed for a photo.
Warm again tomorrow, so they say. I expect similar bird behavior on the hill.
(In late afternoon, I hiked with a friend up Ragged Mountain and heard the hoots of a Barred Owl.)
Beech Hill List
Starting at 6:01 a.m. EST (7:01 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird
2. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
3. Eastern Phoebe (v)
4. American Goldfinch
5. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
6. Pileated Woodpecker (drumming)
7. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
8. Wood Thrush** (v)
9. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
10. Veery**
11. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
12. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
13. Blue Jay (v)
14. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
15. Common Yellowthroat
16. Song Sparrow*
17. American Robin*
18. Hermit Thrush
19. Eastern Bluebird
20. Field Sparrow (v)
21. American Crow*
22. Gray Catbird*
23. Northern Flicker
24. Yellow Warbler**
25. Eastern Towhee
26. Alder Flycatcher (v)
27. Prairie Warbler (v)
28. Tufted Titmouse (v)
29. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
30. Great Crested Flycatcher* (v)
31. Red-winged Blackbird** (v)
32. Turkey Vulture
33. Mourning Dove**
34. Black-and-white Warbler
35. American Redstart
Elsewhere
36. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
37. Herring Gull
38. Chipping Sparrow (v)
39. Barred Owl (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, barred owl, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, prairie warbler, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, red-winged blackbird, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wood thrush, yellow warbler
