Ahhh, what a lovely morning. Bright, warm, slight breeze, birds—also, after a while, some people. In fact, a couple of the people were folks I’d known before moving to Utah, so there was a little catching up. I did have to pick up somebody’s trash and move a bench from the grass back up to the Beech Nut veranda.
But I don’t too much mind cleaning up after my fellow humans.
Birds galore. Got a nice pic of a not-quite-mature redstart. Heard a cuckoo. Also heard a raven. Saw and heard three (three!) Broad-winged Hawks circling above the barrens.
I imagine tomorrow’s will be a similarly fruitful morning.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8:03 a.m., I hiked most trails.
Was supposed to rain today, which might be why I ended up sleeping later than I have in a long time. However, beyond a tiny bit of drizzle early, it didn’t rain at all. So dog and I had our usual hike—if a bit later than usual.
Warmish (60s (F)), a bit breezy, and with a good number of species—including a second-of-year booming partridge (a.k.a., Ruffed Grouse).
Thundershowers were possible, even—but nope. And tomorrow’s supposed to be sunny and mild. Works for me.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8:04 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo* (v) 2. Ovenbird* (v) 3. Eastern Phoebe* 4. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v) 5. Common Yellowthroat (v) 6. Song Sparrow 7. Veery (v) 8. Gray Catbird** 9. American Redstart** (v) 10. Eastern Wood-pewee 11. Chestnut-sided Warbler 12. Black-capped Chickadee 13. Ruffed Grouse (drumming) 14. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (wing sound) 15. American Goldfinch** (v) 16. American Crow* (v) 17. Field Sparrow (v) 18. Alder Flycatcher 19. Yellow Warbler 20. American Robin 21. Field Sparrow 22. Savannah Sparrow 23. Blue Jay (v) 24. Northern Flicker (v) 25. Tufted Titmouse 26. Turkey Vulture 27. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v) 28. Broad-winged Hawk 29. Blue-headed Vireo (v) 30. Hermit Thrush (v) 31. Northern Cardinal (v)
Elsewhere
32. Mallard 33. Mourning Dove
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere †First-of-year
A day much like yesterday, but mostly cloudy and maybe a bit breezier. About the same number of bird species, a nice feeling of being out and about on the surface of our planet, and a generally fun time for dog and me.
No outlandish surprises, true—but I liked getting a good look at my favorite sparrow on my favorite coastal hill.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8:08 a.m., I hiked most trails.
