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Posts Tagged ‘laughing gull’
Sunday, May 17th, 2015
 Female Eastern Towhee. I dilly-dallied this morning, thinking I might even wait a little later to hike Beech Hill. That, on account of waking up about dawn and hearing rain out there. And having it be dark and overcast and foggy at first light. But Jack and I went anyway.
 Banded Black-and-white Warbler. Ended up seeing or hearing more birds than any other day this year. And about the time we were headed back, the sky had begun to clear. And I even got a long bike ride in—then mowed the lawn
Hummingbirds everywhere on the hill today. A first-of-year Blackpoll Warbler (singing). First-of-year Alder Flycatcher (ditto). And first-of-year Laughing Gulls (not at Beech Hill). Heard a booming Ruffed Grouse. Missed some good photos because of a crappy auto-focus—but then thought about how eventually I’ve come not to care so much. Just a muttered curse, and I move on.
Saw copulating Chipping Sparrows.
Oh, yeah—I did a photo of a banded Black-and-white Warbler (a female, carrying nesting materials). She was the first banded bird I’ve ever come across up there. Didn’t even notice the band until I looked at the photo.
All and all a groovy Sunday.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. American Goldfinch**
2. Ovenbird**
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
4. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
5. American Robin*
6. Common Yellowthroat**
7. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
8. American Crow*
9. Black-and-white Warbler
10. Veery
11. Eastern Towhee
12. Black-capped Chickadee
13. American Redstart
14. Yellow Warbler**
15. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
16. Mourning Dove*
17. Mallard*
18. Common Raven
19. Gray Catbird**
20. Purple Finch (v)
21. Hermit Thrush (v)
22. Song Sparrow**
23. Herring Gull* (v)
24. Blue Jay
25. Eastern Phoebe**
26. Alder Flycatcher† (v)
27. Northern Cardinal (v)
28. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
29. Wild Turkey (v)
30. Ruffed Grouse (booming)
31. Wood Thrush (v)
32. Northern Flicker (v)
33. Downy Woodpecker (v)
34. White-breasted Nuthatch
35. Chipping Sparrow
36. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
37. Eastern Bluebird (v)
38. Blackpoll Warbler† (v)
39. Double-crested Cormorant
40. Savannah Sparrow
41. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
42. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
Elsewhere
43. Laughing Gull†
44. Turkey Vulture
45. European Starling
46. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
47. Rock Pigeon
48. House Sparrow (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
 Gray Catbird.
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blackpoll warbler, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raveng, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, laughing gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, purple finch, ray catbird, red-eyed vireo, red-winged blackbird, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, ruffed grouse, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, wood thrush, yellow warbler
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Sunday, August 31st, 2014
 Gray Catbird (juvie). Busy day of work and play. Mostly work—desk work, a little carpentry—but in mid-afternoon, I took a break with Jack.
 Black Swallowtail. Beech Hill was hazy and muggy and warm. Plenty of people walking up and down. Quite a few birds lurking in the undergrowth, too—including young White-throated Sparrows, Gray Catbirds, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-rumped Warblers (on the move). Dragonflies sweeping back and forth in elongated rectangular paths along the trail. Assorted butterflies.
Just as I was finishing my carpentry project, it began to rain a little, so I went to replace a broken outdoor lightbulb and was just about to reach in its cylindrical hole when I happened to notice a honeycomb pattern in the dark interior. Wasp nest(s). I decided to put that off for another day.
Tonight it’s raining pretty steadily. Tomorrow is the first day of September.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 2:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Goldfinch** (v)
2. Blue Jay**
3. Tufted Titmouse (v)
4. Cedar Waxwing**
5. Gray Catbird
6. Common Yellowthroat
7. American Crow*
8. Eastern Towhee (v)
9. White-throated Sparrow
10. Song Sparrow
11. Yellow-rumped Warbler
12. Northern Flicker (v)
13. Black-capped Chickadee
14. Eastern Phoebe
Elsewhere
15. Herring Gull
16. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
17. Laughing Gull
18. Great Blue Heron
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, great blue heron, herring gull, laughing gull, northern flicker, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
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Friday, August 29th, 2014
 Yellow-rumped Warbler. Busy Friday. Sunny but kind of chilly. Not as windy as yesterday. Yellow-rumps at the summit again. It’s happening. Early migration. The first few nervous birds are fluttering, moving, heading in a more or less southern direction.
 Yellow-rumped Warbler. But tonight, I closed all the windows.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Cedar Waxwing**
2. American Goldfinch
3. Song Sparrow
4. Common Yellowthroat (v)
5. Eastern Towhee (v)
6. Eastern Phoebe
7. Common Raven (v)
8. Gray Catbird (v)
9. Yellow-rumped Warbler
10. Tufted Titmouse**
11. Blue Jay**
12. Downy Woodpecker
Elsewhere
13. American Crow
14. Laughing Gull
15. Herring Gull
16. Rock Pigeon
17. Mourning Dove
18. Black-capped Chickadee
19. Broad-winged Hawk
20. Double-crested Cormorant
v = Voice only
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, common raveng, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, downy woodpecker, herring gull, laughing gull, mourning dove, ray catbird, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow-rumped warbler
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