Another sunny, warm morning. Humid, but not as humid. Not a lot of bird vocalization—although little ones were announcing their presence with tiny, begging chips and whines.
Among species that’ve gone quiet: Veery, American Redstart, a couple of woodpecker species. Titmice were perhaps the most active species today, along with others with youngsters, like towhees and catbirds. And toward the end of my hike with dog, we came upon a group of three or four little Chestnut-sided Warbler fledglings.
The sunny, warm weather’s supposed to continue. Tomorrow will be different somehow, just wait…
Beech Hill List Starting at 6:59 a.m. EST (7:59 DST), I hiked all trails.
Another foggy morn for dog and me, as we headed up to the trailhead. We’ve had so many foggy mornings this summer already that more than once I’ve heard it called “unprecedented.” This morning’s fog happened to happen on the first day of the land trust’s planned-for week-long free blueberry pick—which got canceled on account of it.
However, quite a few birds showed up despite the weather—including a bluebird whose free pick days know no such thing as cancelations.
Beech Hill List Starting at 7:05 a.m. EST (8:05 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v) 2. Eastern Phoebe** 3. American Goldfinch** (v) 4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 5. Ovenbird** (v) 6. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v) 7. Veery (v) 8. Eastern Towhee 9. Tufted Titmouse (v) 10. Black-capped Chickadee (v) 11. Blue Jay 12. Eastern Wood-pewee (v) 13. White-breasted Nuthatch (v) 14. American Crow* 15. American Robin* 16. Northern Flicker 17. Hermit Thrush 18. Hairy Woodpecker 19. Gray Catbird** 20. Common Yellowthroat 21. Song Sparrow** 22. Field Sparrow (v) 23. Cedar Waxwing 24. Black-and-white Warbler 25. Eastern Bluebird 26. Northern Cardinal (v) 27. Yellow Warbler (v)
Elsewhere
28. Mallard 29. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v) 30. Herring Gull
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere †First-of-year
The sun rose this morning, unobscured by fog. And the heat rose slowly, and birds were active—adults and youngsters alike. Fewer species than on recent cloudy days, but more photo ops.
Notable: a singing black-throated blue; a posing black-throated green; a posing flicker; three vultures; the first Broad-winged Hawk in a while.
Feels like true summer around here finally.
Beech Hill List Starting at 6:30 a.m. EST (7:30 DST), I hiked all trails.
