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Posts Tagged ‘black-billed cuckoo’
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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Sunday, May 24th, 2015
 Yellow Warbler. Very chilly and breezy again this morning, but the sun came out before too long, and the air temperature began to rise. On getting out of the truck at Beech Hill first thing, I heard no birdsong at all for about fifteen or twenty seconds—crazy at this time of year—but after a two-hour hike with dog I ended up with three dozen species.
And attending a nice afternoon party at Sennebec Lake this afternoon—wearing shorts and a Hawaiian shirt, I might just mention—I added a couple other species, including a first-of-year oriole.
Was especially nice to hear the voice of a cuckoo at Beech Hill, though, I have to say. Tent caterpillars are fairly abundant this year, so I’ll be on the lookout for one of those guys as the year goes on.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Scarlet Tanager
3. Eastern Phoebe**
4. American Redstart*
5. Ovenbird** (v)
6. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
7. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
8. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
9. Veery
10. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
11. Black-capped Chickadee*
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Common Yellowthroat**
14. Nashville Warbler (v)
15. Mourning Dove*
16. Gray Catbird**
17. Common Loon (v)
18. American Goldfinch**
19. Northern Cardinal** (v)
20. Alder Flycatcher (v)
21. Yellow Warbler*
22. American Crow*
23. Song Sparrow** (v)
24. Tufted Titmouse**
25. Black-billed Cuckoo† (v)
26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
27. American Robin**
28. Chipping Sparrow (v)
29. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
30. White-breasted Nuthatch
31. Field Sparrow
32. Savannah Sparrow (v)
33. Blue Jay (v)
34. Cedar Waxwing†
35. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
36. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
Elsewhere
37. Herring Gull
38. European Starling
39. Baltimore Oriole†
40. Common Grackle
41. Least Flycatcher
42. Purple Finch
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, Baltimore oriole, black-and-white warbler, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common loon, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, herring gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
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Monday, July 7th, 2014
 Gray Catbird. Heard my first Black-Billed Cuckoo at Beech Hill this afternoon. It was quite near, in the thicket close to the parking lot. As I was sneaking up on it with Jack it stopped singing suddenly—no doubt spooked by a hiker coming around a turn up ahead.
Other interesting species included my first hummingbird in a while, a crow harassing some kind of light-colored hawk in the distant sky, a silent Black-throated Green Warbler, and the female sapsucker sipping at its trailside tree trunk again. None of the birds gave me much of a photo op—except a catbird.
So here’s a photo of a catbird.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. American Redstart**
4. Gray Catbird**
5. American Robin**
6. House Finch**
7. Blue Jay (v)
8. Black-billed Cuckoo (v)
9. Cedar Waxwing
10. Song Sparrow**
11. Black-capped Chickadee
12. Northern Flicker (v)
13. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
14. Mourning Dove
15. Common Raven
16. American Crow*
17. Herring Gull*
18. Yellow Warbler** (v)
19. White-breasted Nuthatch
20. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
21. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
22. Black-throated Green Warbler
Elsewhere
23. Rock Pigeon
24. Northern Cardinal
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American redstart, American robin, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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