A gray overcast greeted dog and me as we headed over to the wooded trailhead. Warm but not too warm, humid but just the right amount of humidity. However, the woods were very quiet. Was this because of the barometric pressure? The overcast? The humidity? The time of year? Or did the quiet have something to do with all the new young birds flitting around in the thick foliage?
I’m thinking a combination of factors. but certainly the need to feed had something to do with it. All told, fewer birds than in many recent weeks, but a few bother to pose for photos—among them a juvie robin.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 6:56 a.m. EST (7:56 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. American Goldfinch**
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. American Crow*
4. Eastern Towhee
5. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
6. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
7. Tufted Titmouse (v)
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. Gray Catbird
10. American Robin*
11. Common Yellowthroat
12. Alder Flycatcher (v)
13. Song Sparrow*
14. Field Sparrow (v)
15. Mourning Dove*
16. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
17. Yellow Warbler (v)
18. Hermit Thrush (v)
19. Cedar Waxwing (v)
20. Chestnut-sided Warbler
21. Downy Woodpecker
22. Eastern Phoebe
Elsewhere
23. Herring Gull
24. Wild Turkey
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow warbler
