No rain in this morning’s forecast, but foggy again to start. (A lot of moisture in the air lately.) Still, soon enough, the sun began to break through occasionally, and the temperature rose a bit. Another very calm day.
Fewer birds than yesterday, but a few interesting ones—most notable being a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers excavating for food along the upper woodland trail. (And I heard the call of a Great Crested Flycatcher as we began our return trip.)
Finally, I’ve marveled at how many dead or dying Brown-tail Moths litter the trails just now. Many hundreds in the past few days—seemingly more each day. (They must live only long enough to lay a fresh batch of eggs.)
Tomorrow’s supposed to be bright and warm.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 6:30 a.m. EST (7:30 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. Eastern Phoebe**
3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
4. Ovenbird** (v)
5. Tufted Titmouse (v)
6. Veery
7. American Goldfinch**
8. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
9. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
10. Blue Jay (v)
11. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
12. Northern Flicker (v)
13. Hermit Thrush
14. American Crow*
15. Gray Catbird**
16. Eastern Towhee
17. Common Yellowthroat**
18. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
19. Alder Flycatcher (v)
20. Song Sparrow*
21. Pileated Woodpecker
22. Yellow Warbler**
23. Field Sparrow (v)
24. Barn Swallow
25. Cedar Waxwing*
26. Eastern Bluebird
27. American Robin*
28. Downy Woodpecker (v)
29. Purple Finch
30. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
31. Herring Gull
32. Wild Turkey
33. Northern Cardinal (v)
34. Red-shouldered Hawk
35. Chipping Sparrow (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, barn swallow, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flyvatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, red-shouldered hawk, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow warbler
