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Posts Tagged ‘red-breasted nuthatch’
Tuesday, July 10th, 2018
 Red-breasted Nuthatch. For the past week or two, I’ve been hearing Red-breasted Nuthatches passing through. The resident white-breasteds have gone quiet, likely with young mouths to feed—but red-breasteds have gotten quite vocal. Well, today I finally came face to fce with one of the little guys.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Ovenbird** (v)
2. Common Yellowthroat
3. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
4. American Robin (v)
5. American Woodcock
6. Red-breasted Nuthatch
7. Chipping Sparrow (v)
8. Song Sparrow
9. Veery
10. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
11. Tufted Titmouse (v)
12. Field Sparrow
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Gray Catbird
15. Barn Swallow
16. Savannah Sparrow
17. Yellow Warbler
18. Cedar Waxwing
19. Herring Gull*
20. Eastern Bluebird
21. Great Blue Heron
22. Eastern Phoebe*
23. Wood Thrush (v)
24. Rose-breasted Nuthatch
25. American Crow*
26. Chestnut-sided Warbler
27. Alder Flycatcher (v)
28. Osprey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American robin, American woodcock, barn swallow, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great blue heron, herring gull, osprey, ovenbird, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, Rose-breasted Nuthatch, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, wood thrush, yellow warbler
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Monday, July 9th, 2018
 Monarch laying eggs on the underside of milkweed leaves. Fun morning on the hill. Lovely weather, ran into friends, spied a wayward Scarlet Tanager, discovered two pairs of bluebirds are taking over nearby swallow boxes—they had a four-way scuffle, even—and watched more than one female Monarch laying eggs in assorted milkweed patches.
 Scarlet Tanager (male). Thanks, Nature, for milkweed.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Hermit Thrush (v)
2. Common Yellowthroat
3. Eastern Towhee
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler
5. American Goldfinch (v)
6. American Crow*
7. Song Sparrow
8. Chipping Sparrow*
9. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Black-capped Chickadee
11. Tufted Titmouse (v)
12. Yellow Warbler
13. Cedar Waxwing
14. American Robin
15. Gray Catbird** (v)
16. Field Sparrow
17. Herring Gull*
18. Barn Swallow
19. Purple Finch
20. Eastern Bluebird
21. Mourning Dove*
22. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
23. Scarlet Tanager
24. Common Raven
25. Turkey Vulture
26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
Elsewhere
27. Rock Pigeon
28. House Sparrow (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, barn swallow, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
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Thursday, July 5th, 2018
 Savannah Sparrow on a rock in a Maine blueberry field.  Fresh-picked blueberries. Blueberries have begun to ripen a little early this year, seems to me. Which is absolutely fine, as both Jack and I enjoy picking and eating a few that we can reach from the trail. Birds eat ’em, too, of course. And no doubt other critters.
I’ve been researching edible wildflowers, meantime, and come to find out you can munch on fireweed blossoms (and the rest of the plant, for that matter). So I ate one today. Tasted good. Kinda sweet and kinda bitter.
But I do have a thing for blueberries.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Ovenbird** (v)
2. Hermit Thrush (v)
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
4. Common Yellowthroat
5. Eastern Towhee
6. American Goldfinch
7. American Robin (v)
8. Eastern Phoebe (v)
9. Yellow Warbler
10. Song Sparrow**
11. Alder Flycatcher
12. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
13. Field Sparrow (v)
14. American Crow*
15. Savannah Sparrow
16. Gray Catbird (v)
17. Barn Swallow
18. Mourning Dove*
19. Common Raven (v)
20. Cedar Waxwing
21. Purple Finch (v)
22. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
23. Red-breasted Nuthatch
24. Veery (v)
25. Eastern Bluebird
26. American Redstart
Elsewhere
27. Herring Gull
28. Chipping Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
 How Jack eats blueberries.
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, barn swallow, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, ovenbird, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, veery, yellow warbler
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