
Again we encountered relatively few bird species this warm, muggy morning, dog and I. However, one of my early sightings was a Broad-winged Hawk in the woodlands. Broad-wings are forest hawks, and I see a few every year. Typically, I’ll spy one when it leaves a perch to fly a little distance away from an approaching dog and human. Most of the time I can find their new perch—which is what happened this morning.
Also noteworthy was a singing Blue-headed Vireo, a sign (to me, at least) that birds are beginning to think about fall migration. Can hardly wait.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:04 a.m. EST (8:04 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. American Goldfinch**
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
4. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
5. Broad-winged Hawk
6. Downy Woodpecker (v)
7. White-breasted Nuthatch**
8. Black-and-white Warbler
9. Northern Flicker (v)
10. Blue-headed Vireo
11. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
12. Eastern Towhee (v)
13. Gray Catbird (v)
14. American Crow* (v)
15. Song Sparrow
16. Blue Jay (v)
Elsewhere
17. Mourning Dove
18. Herring Gull
19. Rock Pigeon
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, broad-winged hawk, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch