I didn’t expect to awaken to a foggy morning today, but there it was. The fog made for a cooler ascent for dog and me, however, and when it lifted—before too awful long—things warmed up pretty quickly. But every day is its own miracle, and the bird life will always surprise.
Notable, today, might be the fact that I had four woodpeckers on my list—a fourth of my final species count. Migratory birds are still gearing up for takeoff, clearly. It’ll be happening soon enough.
Can hardly wait.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:22 a.m. EST (8:22 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Gray Catbird**
2. American Crow* (v)
3. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
4. Song Sparrow
5. Downy Woodpecker (v)
6. Northern Flicker
7. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
9. American Goldfinch (v)
10. Cedar Waxwing
11. Yellow-rumped Warbler
12. Common Yellowthroat (v)
13. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
14. Black-capped Chickadee
15. Blue Jay (v)
16. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
Elsewhere
17. Herring Gull
18. Mourning Dove
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, song sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
