Posts Tagged ‘scarlet tanager’
Saturday, May 13th, 2023
Scarlet Tanager (first of year). It seemed a little early to have a tanager show up on the hill during my morning hike with dog, but there he was. I heard him first—as is nearly always the case—and crept up close enough for a photo. Last year I don’t believe I encountered a tanager at all (not sure), but know I didn’t see one. They used to arrive in late May, early June. A sign of warming? Likely so.
Coincidentally, about the same time I spied the tanager, I noticed an Olive-sided Flycatcher perched high on a small snag, with nothing but blue sky beyond. Those were the only firsts-of-year on our hike this morning.
But what a fun and lovely morning it was.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 6:05 a.m. sun time (7:05 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
Elsewhere
39. Mallard
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere †First-of-year
Tags: American crow , American goldfinch , American Restart , Baltimore oriole , black-and-white warbler , black-capped chickadee , black-throated green warbler , blue jay , blue-headed vireo , broad-winged hawk , chestnut-sided warbler , chipping sparrow , common yellowthroat , eastern bluebird , eastern phoebe , eastern towhee , field sparrow , gray catbird , mallard , mourning dove , Nashville warbler , northern parula , olive-sided flycatcher , osprey , ovenbird , pine warbler , prairie warbler , purple finch , ruffed grouse , scarlet tanager , song sparrow , tree swallow , tufted titmouse , turkey vulture , veery , white-breasted nuthatch , white-throated sparrow , wild turkey , yellow warbler , yellow-bellied sapsucker , yellow-rumped warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
Nashville Warbler. Monhegan List
1. Herring Gull
Tags: American crow , American goldfinch , American redstart , American robin , Baltimore oriole , black-capped chickadee , blue jay , brown thrasher , Carolina wren , Cedar waxwing , common eider , common grackle , common raven , common yellowthroat , downy woodpecker , golden-crowned kinglet , great black-backed gull , herring gull , house wren , mallard , merlin , mourning dove , Nashville warbler , northern cardinal , northern flicker , peregrine falcon , purple finch , red-breasted nuthatch , ring-billed gull , ring-necked pheasant , scarlet tanager , song sparrow , spotted sandpiper , Tennesses Warbler , white-breasted nuthatch , white-throated sparrow , yellow-bellied sapsucker , yellow-rumped warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Thursday, July 7th, 2022
Savannah Sparrow. I have a favorite sparrow. It’s the Savannah Sparrow. Ever since I first heard its high-pitched, insect-like trill with a little hiccup at the end, I kind of fell for the bird. Also, I got to recognizing its chip note. And its tendency to perch atop a low trailside bush to warn its fledglings that humans were about. I have bunches of photos of the species. Even a few videos.
This lovely cool, birdy morning, I encountered a couple of Savannah’s—including one perched on a low trailside bush, warning the young ’uns to keep quiet for a bit before enjoying a little morsel for brunch.
Thirty-seven species this morning. Fun hike with dog.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:36 a.m., I hiked most trails.
`1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
Elsewhere
38. Rock Pigeon
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere †First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher , American crow , American goldfinch , American robin , black-and-white warbler , black-capped chickadee , black-throated green warbler , blue jay , Cedar waxwing , chestnut-sided warbler , chipping sparrow , common yellowthroat , downy woodpecker , eastern bluebird , eastern towhee , eastern wood-pewee , field sparrow , gray catbird , hermit thrush , herring gull , mourning dove , northern cardinal , northern flicker , ovenbird , prairie warbler , purple finch , red-breasted nuthatch , red-eyed vireo , rock pigeon , Rose-breasted Nuthatch , savannah sparrow , scarlet tanager , song sparrow , tufted titmouse , veery , white-breasted nuthatch , wild turkey , wood thrush , yellow warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Bird Report is a (sometimes intermittent) record of the birds I encounter while hiking, see while driving, or spy outside my window. —Brian Willson
