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Posts Tagged ‘laughing gull’
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
 Summer grass. This day was a warm and windy one. A luscious summer day. I got no photos of birds, though—so here’s a picture of some grass.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Gray Catbird
2. American Redstart (v)
3. Song Sparrow**
4. American Goldfinch
5. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
6. American Robin** (v)
7. Cedar Waxwing
8. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
9. Eastern Towhee
10. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
11. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
12. Yellow Warbler** (v)
13. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
14. American Crow*
15. Savannah Sparrow
16. Herring Gull*
Elsewhere
17. House Sparrow
18. Northern Cardinal (v)
19. Osprey
20. Rock Pigeon
21. Laughing Gull
22. Mallard
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, laughing gull, mallard, northern cardinal, osprey, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
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Friday, May 23rd, 2014
 Hermit Thrush. After I awoke to the sun rising over the bay, fog settled in, and I hiked a misty hill. My hunch proved bogus: I do not have a cuckoo on my list today. What I did have was a bunch of birds posing for photos that I narrowly missed; at least I also some pose for photos that I didn’t miss. Here are a few of the latter.
 Ovenbird.  Scarlet Tanager.  Savannah Sparrow in blueberries. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Mallard*
2. Ovenbird**
3. Common Yellowthroat
4. Red-eyed Vireo
5. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
6. Eastern Phoebe**
7. Tufted Titmouse**
8. Veery
9. Chestnut-sided Warbler
10. American Robin*
11. Black-capped Chickadee*
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Black-and-white Warbler
14. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
15. American Redstart
16. Hermit Thrush
17. Northern Flicker
18. American Goldfinch (v)
19. Gray Catbird**
20. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
21. Northern Parula (v)
22. Song Sparrow
23. Field Sparrow (v)
24. Yellow Warbler
25. Tennessee Warbler† (v)
26. Savannah Sparrow
27. Blue Jay
28. House Finch**
29. Hairy Woodpecker
30. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
31. Northern Cardinal** (v)
32. Mourning Dove* (v)
33. Nashville Warbler (v)
34. Alder Flycatcher (v)
35. Scarlet Tanager
36. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
37. Blackburnian Warbler (v)
38. White-throated Sparrow (v)
39. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
40. Herring Gull
41. House Sparrow
42. European Starling
43. Rock Pigeon
44. Osprey (v)
45. Common Grackle
46. Laughing Gull
47. Chimney Swift†
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: alder flycatcher, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blackburnian warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, chimney swift, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, laughing gull, mallard, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, Tennessee warbler, tufted titmouse, veery, white-throated sparrow, yellow warblert
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
 Eastern Phoebe. Early fog burned off within an hour or so, and the black flies began to swarm. And the warblers began to swarm after them. Not as many species as yesterday, but still a bunch. No great photo ops, other than a few near misses, but the birds were generally cooperative.
And surprising: first-of-year Eastern Wood-pewee (a bunch of ’em) and Bobolink (heard its bouncy song in a large swath of grass near South Street). Perhaps the funnest sighting was a hummingbird flying by about about sixty feet above our heads, Jack and I.
We also saw a couple of deer.
The day actually turned out fairly sunny—a nice change-of-pace—and I mowed the lawn. Also heard Laughing Gulls out there.
Will be at Beech Hill again tomorrow. Will be foggy again, too, I hear.
P.S. If my hunches are correct, tomorrow will be the day I’ll hear my first Black-Billed Cuckoo.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Red-eyed Vireo
3. Common Yellowthroat**
4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
5. Veery
6. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler
8. American Robin
9. Hermit Thrush
10. Gray Catbird*
11. Black-and-white Warbler
12. Tufted Titmouse**
13. American Goldfinch
14. Mourning Dove*
15. American Redstart**
16. Northern Flicker
17. Eastern Wood-pewee† (v)
18. Yellow Warbler**
19. Blue Jay (v)
20. Eastern Towhee
21. Black-capped Chickadee
22. Nashville Warbler (v)
23. American Crow*
24. Song Sparrow**
25. Chipping Sparrow**
26. Field Sparrow (v)
27. Scarlet Tanager
28. House Finch (v)
29. Eastern Phoebe**
30. Northern Cardinal** (v)
31. Alder Flycatcher (v)
32. Red-winged Blackbird
33. Blackpoll Warbler (v)
34. Magnolia Warbler
35. Bobolink† (v)
36. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
37. Savannah Sparrow
38. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
39. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
40. Tree Swallow
41. Herring Gull*
42. Blackburnian Warbler (v)
43. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
Elsewhere
44. Laughing Gull (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice onliy elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
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, blackburnian warbler, blackpoll warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, bobolink, broad-winged hawk, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, laughing gull, magnolia warbler, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, red-winged blackbird, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
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