A cool, cloudless morning greeted us when dog and I started up the wooded trailhead. Quiet in the trees, though. Mostly the usual suspects calling, with the occasional apparent begging sounds young birds.
Many, many waxwings, though. Also many robins. A few vultures overhead—and a single bluebird perching in the sun, projecting its shadow on a leaf.
Billowy clouds came this hot afternoon. Tomorrow’s supposed to be overcast.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:01 a.m. EST (8:01 DST), I hiked the all trails.
1. Black-capped Chickadee
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. American Goldfinch
4. Downy Woodpecker (v)
5. Red-eyed Vireo**
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
8. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
9. American Crow*
10. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
11. Brown Creeper (v)
12. Gray Catbird**
13. Alder Flycatcher (v)
14. American Robin*
15. Common Yellowthroat
16. Cedar Waxwing
17. Song Sparrow
18. Barn Swallow
19. Turkey Vulture
20. Blue Jay (v)
21. Eastern Bluebird
22. Northern Cardinal (v)
23. Yellow Warbler (v)
Elsewhere
24. Herring Gull
(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, blue jay, brown creeper, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, northern cardinal, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
