Yellow warbler.
Slept hard, awoke lightheaded. It’s the meds. Must be.
Black-and-white warbler (female).
It was a sunny morning. Still. A little on the cool side. But otherwise, not a particularly memorable hike at Beech Hill. I simply couldn’t concentrate. I do recall a singing alder flycatcher—they’ve been pretty quiet for the last few weeks—and the northern harrier teetering low over the summit. I remember all the little birds, sparrows and warblers and vireos, flitting silently in small groups here or there in the trees.
There were two redstarts, one calling down by the Beech Hill Road, and another hunting for insects and caterpillars along with black-and-whites, yellows, and red-eyed vireos just down from the summit on the wooded trail.
Oddly, there were no savannah sparrows that I saw. And I was looking for them.
Kept feeling lightheaded. On Jack’s and my return, we both took naps.
Blurry northern harrier.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed vireo
2. Black-capped chickadee
3. White-breasted nuthatch
4. Blue jay
5. Black-and-white warbler
6. Gray catbird
7. American crow
8. Cedar waxwing
9. Alder flycatcher
10. American goldfinch
11. Eastern towhee
12.Common yellowthroat
13. Yellow warbler
14. Song sparrow
15. White-throated sparrow
16. Eastern phoebe
17. Red-breasted nuthatch
18. Northern harrier
19. Eastern wood-pewee
20. American redstart
21. Black-throated green warbler
22. Tufted titmouse
23. Hairy woodpecker
24. Chestnut-sided warbler
Elsewhere
25. Herring gull
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, mourning dove, northern harrier, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler
