A damp, overcast morning, with fog on the hill. Most birds on my list today were heard, not seen. The first—just as we began ascending, dog and I—turned out to be a group of turkeys, a pair of adults and many poults, leading us up the trail. Later, we encountered bunch of juvie towhees in the brushy fields, one of which posed for a quick photo.
Those bird empaths among us get a slight feel of urgency at this time of year, when the youngsters need to grow up in a hurry. (And they do.)
Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:11 a.m. EST (8:11 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. American Crow* (v)
2. Wild Turkey*
3. Gray Catbird** (v)
4. American Goldfinch** (v)
5. Song Sparrow
6. Northern Cardinal** (v)
7. Common Yellowthroat
8. Eastern Towhee
9. Cedar Waxwing
10. Yellow Warbler (v)
11. Eastern Phoebe
12. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
13. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
14. Brown Creeper (v)
15. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
16. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
17. Carolina Wren (v)
18. Mourning Dove
19. Herring Gull
20. Mallard
21. Osprey
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-and-white warbler, brown creeper, Carolina wren, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, osprey, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, wild turkey, yellow warbler
