’Twas a cool and quiet morning when dog and I started up the wooded trailhead. A few bird vocalizations greeted us, but not a lot. Adults still talking to their young ’uns, mostly or, rarely, singing—or teaching their young ’uns the family tunes.
Fog at the summit, and dimness elsewhere early, so no award-winning photos, but a chickadee posed toward the end of our hike.
Later in the day the sun came out and giant billowy clouds rose above the bay.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 6:58 a.m. EST (7:58 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Tufted Titmouse (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
4. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
5. American Goldfinch
6. Black-and-white Warbler
7. Eastern Towhee
8. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
9. Eastern Wood-pewee** (v)
10. American Crow*
11. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
12. Hermit Thrush
13. Alder Flycatcher (v)
14. Common Yellowthroat
15. Gray Catbird*
16. Song Sparrow**
17. Purple Finch
18. Downy Woodpecker (v)
19. Northern Cardinal (v)
20. Northern Flicker (v)
21. Blue Jay (v)
Elsewhere
22. Mallard
23. Mourning Dove
24. Herring Gull
25. Ruby-throated hummingbird
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
