Overcast, breezy, and chilly this morning when dog and I started up the open trail. Birds were about—more than in recent days—and clearly many looked to be migrants.
Notable was the dearth of species in the wooded trails until we happened upon a little gathering of vocal chickadees. Sure enough, in the leafy canopy above them, flitted nice selection of species—vireos, titmice, nuthatches. Heard flicker and Pileated Woodpecker. A blue-headed vireo even posed for a photo.
Rain tonight, clearing tomorrow. Soon the fun begins.
Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:34 a.m. EST (8:34 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Pileated Woodpecker* (v)
2. Eastern Towhee (v)
3. Eastern Wood-pewee
4. American Goldfinch
5. Downy Woodpecker (v)
6. Blue Jay** (v)
7. American Robin (v)
8. American Crow*
9. Cedar Waxwing
10. Northern Flicker**
11. Gray Catbird (v)
12. Common Yellowthroat (v)
13. Black-capped Chickadee**
14. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
15. Tufted Titmouse
16. Chestnut-sided Warbler
17. Hermit Thrush
18. Blue-headed Vireo
19. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
20. Song Sparrow
Elsewhere
21. Carolina Wren (v)
22. Mourning Dove
23. Herring Gull
24. European Starling
25. Belted Kingfisher
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, belted kingfisher, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, Carolina wren, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
