Up the trail in the fog again this morning with dog. No rain, though—just dampness all about. Birds don’t seem as active in this summer fogginess we’ve been having, but of course the job of raising youngsters makes them shy. Had more species on my list than yesterday during the rain.
Ironically, today’s hike was in fog preceding a mostly warm and sunny afternoon. Notable was a vulture floating overhead in the fog and a lovely female towhee that posed.
Tomorrow’s might be a brighter morning.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:01 a.m. EST (8:01 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. American Goldfinch
3. Northern Cardinal** (v)
4. Eastern Phoebe
5. Chipping Sparrow (v)
6. Song Sparrow
7. American Crow* (v)
8. Veery (v)
9. Gray Catbird
10. Common Yellowthroat
11. American Robin*
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Black-capped Chickadee
14. Yellow Warbler (v)
15. Mourning Dove
16. Savannah Sparrow (v)
17. Ovenbird (v)
18. Chestnut-sided Warbler
19. Hairy Woodpecker
20. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
21. Northern Flicker (v)
22. Cedar Waxwing (v)
23. Downy Woodpecker (v)
24. American Redstart (v)
25. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
26. Field Sparrow (v)
27. Turkey Vulture
Elsewhere
28. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
29. Herring Gull
Amphibians
American Toad
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, American toad, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, turkey vulture, veery, yellow warbler
