Posts Tagged ‘scarlet tanager’
Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
Swainson’s Thrush. This morning was cloudy and blue, with a breeze—but not a cold one. Also plenty of black flies. Which of course meant warblers. Lots of warblers. Also vireos, thrushes, woodpeckers, etc.
This is that time of year when you never know what you might encounter. Today I spied two species I don’t see often—maybe once every three years or so. Eastern Kingbird and Swainson’s Thrush. The thing I love about such birds is that I know then when I see them, despite there being a bunch of days between sightings.
Other species like that are yesterday’s first-of-year (Blackburnian Warbler) and the Swamp Sparrow I saw some weeks ago.
Tomorrow will bring rain—but also perhaps surprises.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hike the open trail.
Elsewhere
v = Voice only
Tags: alder flycatcher , American crow , American goldfinch , American kestrel , American redstart , American robin , black-and-white warbler , black-throated blue warbler , black-throated green warbler , blue-heaed vireo , chestnut-sided warbler , chipping sparrow , common raven , common yellowthroat , downy woodpecker , eastern kingbird , eastern phoebe , eastern towhee , eastern wood-pewee , European starling , field sparrow , gray catbird , great crested flycatcher , hairy woodpecker , hermit thrush , herring gull , house finch , house sparrow , northern cardinal , northern flicker , northern parula , ovenbird , pileated woodpecker , purple finch , red-bellied woodpecker , red-eyed vireo , rock pigeon , scarlet tanager , song sparrow , tree swallow , tufted titmouse , veery , white-breasted nuthatch , wild turkey , wood thrush , yellow warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Friday, July 20th, 2018
Common Yellowthroat (mama).
Such a sweet, clear, cool morning. Fledglings all over the place (but hidden); their parents madly running down food. But the most thrilling several minutes happened at the Beech Hill summit, where one of summer’s annual fly hatches took place up in the spruce grove, and it drew multiple species to the tips of the trees—including a male Scarlet Tanager.
Scarlet Tanager.
A memorable morning.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
Elsewhere
26. House Finch (v)
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Tags: alder flycatcher , American crow , American goldfinch , American robin , black-billed cuckoo , black-capped chickadee , black-throated green warbler , Cedar waxwing , common yellowthroat , eastern bluebird , eastern phoebe , eastern towhee , field sparrow , gray catbird , herring gull , house finch , mourning dove , northern cardinal , northern flicker , purple finch , red-breasted nuthatch , red-eyed vireo , rock pigeon , savannah sparrow , scarlet tanager , song sparrow , white-breasted nuthatch , yellow warbler , yellow-rumped warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Sunday, July 15th, 2018
Chestnut-sided Warbler fledgling.
Cool and overcast, with more fledglings flitting around all over the place. Even got photos of a few.
Eastern Bluebird fledglings.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. White-breasted Nuthatch
Elsewhere
27. Wild Turkey
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Tags: alder flycatcher , American crow , American goldfinch , American robin , barn swallow , black-capped chickadee , Cedar waxwing , chestnut-sided warbler , chipping sparrow , common yellowthroat , eastern bluebird , eastern phoebe , eastern towhee , field sparrow , gray catbird , herring gull , northern flicker , osprey , red-breasted nuthatch , red-eyed vireo , savannah sparrow , scarlet tanager , song sparrow , veery , white-breasted nuthatch , wild turkey , yellow warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Bird Report is a (sometimes intermittent) record of the birds I encounter while hiking, see while driving, or spy outside my window. —Brian Willson
