Upon rising this morning, the sun emerged, then faded in and out and in again as swirly white clouds floated overhead from the west. And the birds were really quiet. We walked long stretches, dog and I, without hearing a (literal) peep—because (I figured), at least in part, they don’t want to draw attention to their youngsters.
Throughout our hike, scanning the canopy, I caught sight of just three wood-warbler species, poking about for insects and caterpillars. Not one of them uttered a single tweet.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:03 a.m. EST (8:03 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Blue Jay
2. American Goldfinch
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Red-eyed Vireo
5. Black-throated Green Warbler
6. Eastern Wood-pewee
7. Hermit Thrush
8. White-breasted Nuthatch
9. American Robin
10. American Crow
11. Eastern Towhee
12. Gray Catbird
13. Cedar Waxwing
14. Song Sparrow
15. Purple Finch
16. Red-tailed Hawk
17. Herring Gull
18. American Redstart
19. Black-and-white Warbler
20. Hairy Woodpecker
Elsewhere
21. Wild Turkey
22. Carolina Wren
23. Mourning Dove
24. Northern Cardinal
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Carolina wren, Cedar waxwing, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, red-tailed hawk, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey
