Another clear and warm and muggy morn with interesting bird activity. Heard many youngsters of various species begging for meals; heard the call of a Red-bellied Woodpecker; saw both Turkey Vulture and Wild Turkey.
Most notable: a group of three or four fledgling Purple Finches giving their parent finch(es) reason for some frantic hunting-and-feeding activity.
Tomorrow morning’s supposed to be foggy. We shall see!
Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:29 a.m. EST (8:29 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
4. Pileated Woodpecker (drumming)
5. American Goldfinch
6. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
7. Northern Cardinal* (v)
8. Purple Finch
9. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Veery** (v)
11.Black-capped Chickadee
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Blue Jay (v)
14. American Crow*
15. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
16. Hermit Thrush (v)
17. Tufted Titmouse
18. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
19. Common Yellowthroat
20. Gray Catbird
21. Yellow Warbler
22. Song Sparrow
23. American Robin
24. Alder Flycatcher (v)
25. Turkey Vulture
26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
27. Wild Turkey
28. Savannah Sparrow
29. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
30. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
31. American Redstart (v)
Elsewhere
32. Pine Warbler (v)
(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, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, northern cardinal, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, pine warbler, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow warbler
