Quick hike with our human and dog friends this warm, bright morning. Pretty quiet still—quieter than yesterday—what with all the young birds about. No great photos today—but it was a fun one.
But, back home, out on the west lawn, I got a photo of a House Finch.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 6:58 a.m. EST (7:58 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Eastern Phoebe (v)
3. Tufted Titmouse
4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
5. Song Sparrow**
6. American Goldfinch
7. Ovenbird (v)
8. Hermit Thrush (v)
9. Eastern Towhee
10. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
11. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
12. American Crow*
13. Northern Flicker (v)
14. American Robin*
15. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
16. Blue Jay (v)
17. Gray Catbird
18. Common Yellowthroat (v)
19. Field Sparrow (v)
20. Cedar Waxwing
21. Yellow Warbler (v)
22. Alder Flycatcher (v)
23. Turkey Vulture
24. Purple Finch (v)
Elsewhere
25. Northern Cardinal (v)
26. Herring Gull
27. House Finch
28. Wild Turkey
Amphibians
American Toad
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, American toad, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, wild turkey, yellow warbler
