In the cool 60s (F) this morning, with another low layer of fog obscuring things. Soon after Captain Jack and I began our ascent (via the main trail) a light rain began to fall. It didn’t rain for long—but we remained wet while walking through that cloud.
Quite a few birds species, nevertheless—among them a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak with a couple of moths in its beak. A singing Veery also posed, but it’s hard to get an award-winning photo in such dark, dim, gray conditions.
Down on the wooded trail, I heard distant thunder and figured we’d better pick up our pace. But after a few more rumbles, the thunder stopped, and it began to rain lightly again as we descended.
I suppose the thunder was a preview of what’s forecast for tomorrow.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:12 a.m. EST (8:12 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Mourning Dove
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler
3. Red-eyed Vireo
4. American Robin
5. Song Sparrow
6. Northern Cardinal
7. American Crow
8. American Goldfinch
9. Ovenbird
10. Black-throated Green Warbler
11. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
12. Cedar Waxwing
13. Common Yellowthroat
14. Gray Catbird
15. Eastern Towhee
16. Northern Parula
17. Blue Jay
18. Black-capped Chickadee
19. Yellow Warbler
20. Downy Woodpecker
21. Hermit Thrush
22. Eastern Wood-pewee
23. White-breasted Nuthatch
24. Veery
25. American Redstart
26. Black-and-white Warbler
27. Northern Flicker
28. Brown Creeper
Elsewhere
29. Rock Pigeon
30. Herring Gull
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown creeper, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
