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Posts Tagged ‘laughing gull’
Saturday, June 6th, 2015
 Pine Warbler. Man, what a day. I suppose when you’ve had to endure a series of gray, cold June days and a spectacularly sunny, animated, bright, green, windy, big cloud day comes along, you just appreciate it a little more. Or something. Whatever—it was cool to just peek out my window to see a little female American Redstart bouncing around my driveway, and a moment later find a tiny female Pine Warbler in the trees above the back deck.
 Eastern Phoebe. On my afternoon hike with Jack today, I saw a flock of Rock Pigeons fly over the Beech Hill slopes—pretty sure that’s the first time I’ve seen pigeons up there.
And come late afternoon, I attended a lovely get-together at a friend’s in Owls Head, right on the water. A Northern Parula was flitting about high in the spruces around her place, and a pair of phoebes were keeping an eye on their porch-light nest.
A mighty fine day, all in all.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 2:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. American Robin*
3. American Redstart*
4. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
6. American Goldfinch (v)
7. Turkey Vulture
8. Yellow Warbler** (v)
9. Alder Flycatcher (v)
10. Song Sparrow
11. Rock Pigeon*
12. Common Yellowthroat (v)
13. Eastern Towhee (v)
14. Eastern Phoebe*
15. American Crow*
16. Herring Gull*
17. Ovenbird (v)
18. Cedar Waxwing
Elsewhere
19. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
20. House Finch (v)
21. Pine Warbler
22. European Starling
23. Northern Flicker
24. Mourning Dove
25. Laughing Gull (v)
26. Northern Parula
27. Blue Jay
38. Double-crested Cormorant
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, herring gull, house finch, laughing gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, pine warbler, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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Saturday, May 30th, 2015
 Eastern Phoebe. Every day is different on the hill. This day, I heard no pewees singing, nor any woodland veeries sounding the alarm as Jack and I passed their nesting regions. (I did hear one singing near the parking lot.) Birds must follow a tight schedule: mating, laying, hatching, fledging—all must happen fast.
 Birch. It’s taken me a few years to get it, but I’m finally noticing how different every day is here where the seasons change.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked all tails.
1. Ovenbird
2. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
3. Red-eyed Vireo
4. American Redstart** (v)
5. Eastern Phoebe
6. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
7. Common Yellowthroat
8. Chestnut-sided Warbler
9. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
10. Black-and-white Warbler
11. Eastern Towhee
12. Mourning Dove*
13. Nashville Warbler (v)
14. Gray Catbird
15. Northern Flicker
16. Alder Flycatcher
17. Black-capped Chickadee
18. Yellow Warbler**
19. Blue Jay (v)
20. American Goldfinch
21. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
22. American Crow*
23. Field Sparrow (v)
24. Song Sparrow
25. American Robin
26. Common Raven
27. White-throated Sparrow (v)
28. Savannah Sparrow
29. Cedar Waxwing
30. Veery (v)
31. Wood Thrush (v)
32. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
33. Herring Gull
34. Laughing Gull
35. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, laughing gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wood thrush, yellow warbler
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Friday, May 29th, 2015
 Eastern Phoebe.  Ruby-throated Hummingbird.  Common Yellowthroat.  Gray Catbird. Just a few pictures from my early morning hike with Jack-my-dog.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
2. Ovenbird**
3. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
4. Eastern Phoebe
5. Red-eyed Vireo**
6. Veery** (v)
7. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
8. American Redstart**
9. American Goldfinch
10. Chestnut-sided Warbler
11. Black-capped Chickadee*
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Mourning Dove*
14. Black-and-white Warbler
15. Common Yellowthroat
16. American Crow*
17. Alder Flycatcher (v)
18. Gray Catbird**
19. Nashville Warbler (v)
20. Yellow Warbler**
21. Eastern Wood-pewee
22. Blue Jay (v)
23. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
24. Field Sparrow (v)
25. Song Sparrow
26. Cedar Waxwing
27. Northern Flicker (v)
28. Wood Thrush (v)
29. Tree Swallow
30. Double-crested Cormorant
31. Northern Cardinal
32. Chipping Sparrow (v)
33. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
34. American Robin
35. Black-billed Cuckoo (v)
36. Wild Turkey (v)
37. Downy Woodpecker
Elsewhere
38. Herring Gull
39. Laughing Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, laughing gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, wood thrush, yellow warbler
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