Ah, what a lovely cool, clear, breezy morning. As we headed up through the woods, dog and I, we encountered more birds than in the past few days—and a few notable species not encountered in a good while. A Philadelphia Vireo, for instance, and the call of a Canada Warbler, and a juvie chippy poking about in the canopy.
The largest mouthful of caterpillars, however, belonged to a clucking Hermit Thrush which agreeably posed for a photo.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:09 a.m. EST (8:09 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Blue Jay (v)
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Red-eyed Vireo
5. White-breasted Nuthatch
6. Eastern Wood-pewee
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. Black-and-white Warbler
9. Chipping Sparrow
10. Philadelphia Vireo†
11. Hermit Thrush
12. Ovenbird
13. Eastern Towhee (v)
14. American Crow*
15. Canada Warbler†
16. Gray Catbird** (v)
17. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
18. Song Sparrow
19. Turkey Vulture
20. Herring Gull*
21. American Redstart
22. Cedar Waxwing
Elsewhere
23. Mourning Dove
24. Northern Cardinal (v)
25. Wild Turkey
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Canada warbler, Cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, Philadelphia vireo, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch
