A surprise period of rain overnight left the trails damp this morning—which was not necessarily a bad thing, as the sun shone on dog and me as we started up the morning trail. Hiking conditions were warm and humid, and the our hike turned out to be pretty quiet, bird-wise.
But several did pose for photos, including a handsome Yellow Warbler in a birch tree.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 6:56 a.m. EST (7:56 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Blue Jay (v)
5. American Crow*
6. Eastern Towhee
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Eastern Wood-pewee
9. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
10. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
11. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (v)
12. Ovenbird (v)
13. Gray Catbird*
14. American Robin*
15. Alder Flycatcher (v)
16. Common Yellowthroat
17. Song Sparrow**
18. Field Sparrow (v)
19. Mourning Dove*
20. Yellow Warbler
21. Cedar Waxwing
22. Northern Flicker (v)
23. Eastern Bluebird (v)
24. Hermit Thrush (v)
25. Turkey Vulture
26. Northern Cardinal** (v)
Elsewhere
27. Herring Gull
28. House Sparrow (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
