Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
Calm day. Warmish. Mosquitos all over the place. Overcast, in the woodlands. Still I managed a decent list, managed, managed not to disturb any wildlife, managed a photo or two of birds on the hill.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v) 2. Ovenbird** (v) 3. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v) 4. Tufted Titmouse (v) 5. Veery 6. Common Yellowthroat (v) 7. Black-and-white Warbler 8. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 9. Eastern Wood-pewee 10. Nashville Warbler (v) 11. Blue Jay* 12. Eastern Towhee 13. American Crow* 14. American Goldfinch* 15. Alder Flycatcher 16. Song Sparrow** 17. Eastern Phoebe* 18. Pileated Woodpecker (v) 19. Gray Catbird 20. Yellow Warbler 21. Eastern Phoebe* 22. Tree Swallow 23. Eastern Bluebird 24. Herring Gull* 25. Black-capped Chickadee** (v) 26. Cedar Waxwing 27. Hermit Thrush 28. Northern Flicker (v) 29. American Robin (v) 30. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v) 31. Least Flycatcher
Elsewhere
32. House Finch (v) 33. Rock Pigeon 34. Common Grackle 35. Mourning Dove 36. European Starling
First t-shirt day of the year, mosquitos be damned! A nice, warm, sunny morning with temperatures in the 70s (F). Birds were quiet (nesting) but active (food). Got a few photos. Woo-hoo!
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
Fun morning, Mostly sun, lots of safety gear And plenty of birds int the fringes. You have to work for an ID at this time of year, in this ecosystem, but I’ll just look forwar to trying.
1. Northern Cardinal** (v) 2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v) 3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 4. Common Yellowthroat** 5. American Goldfinch (V) 6. Tufted Titmouse (v) 7. American Redstart (v) 8. Hermit Thrush (v) 9. Black-and-white warbler 10. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v) 11. Pileated Woodpecker (v) 12. Veery** 13. Gray Catbird (v) 14. Eastern Towhee88 (v) 15. Eastern Wood-pewee 16. Alder Flycatcher 17. Nashville Warbler (v) 18. Song Sparrow** 19. Eastern Phoebe* 20. Tree Swallow 21. Field Sparrow (v) 22. Great Crested Flycatcher** 23. American Crow* 24. Common Raven (v) 25. Savannah Sparrow 26. Ovenbird** 27. Scarlet Tanager (v) 28. Least Flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
29. House Finch (v) 30. Chipping Sparrow 31. Herring Gull
v = Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere
Under an overcast sky, before the rain, Sarah and I hiked up through the woods—and topped yesterday’s number of species. On the way back down, in the lower woodlands, we stood for a while as nearly a dozen species called and flitted and sang.
I figured all the activity was an attempt to get things done before the rain.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 10:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
