Posts Tagged ‘tree swallow’
Monday, May 9th, 2022
Had no Hermit Thrushes on my hike with dog yesterday, but I did today. And like many (most?) thrushes will do, this bird was hopping up the trail in front of us, pausing to glean tiny bits of food from the ground or grass.
Robins are here, too, of course (mostly singing in the trees at the summit), but no Veeries yet, or Wood Thrushes . Might even get a Swainson’s Thrush at some point. And at the summit are their smaller cousin, bluebirds. But I do look forward to their arrival here each spring, these shy, unassuming, but super-talented songsters in the trees.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird (v)
Elsewhere
30. Mallard
Mammals
Gray Squirrel
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere †First-of-year
Tags: American crow , American goldfinch , American robin , black-and-white warbler , black-capped chickadee , blackj-throated green warbler , blue jay , blue-headed vireo , chipping sparrow , downy woodpecker , eastern bluebird , eastern phoebe , eastern towhee , European starling , gray squirrel , hairy woodpecker , hermit thrush , herring gull , mallard , mourning dove , northern cardinal , northern flicker , northern parula , ovenbird , red-breasted nuthatch , savannah sparrow , song sparrow , tree swallow , tufted titnouse , turkey vulture , white-breasted nuthatch , yellow-rumped warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Sunday, May 8th, 2022
Black-throated Green Warbler. Yet another excellent hike at Beech Hill. And that’s an understatement. Captain Jack and I are absolutely, truly diggin’ our return to this old familiar hill.
Another first-of-year wood-warbler today (Chestnut-sided Warbler ), and I got a few photos (best maybe being Black-throated Green Warbler ), and it’s fun to realize that less than half of nesting warbler species have yet returned.
More tomorrow?
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:32 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Black-and-white Warbler
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere †First-of-year
Tags: American crow , American goldfinch , American robin , black-and-white warbler , black-capped chickadee , black-throated green warbler , blue jay , blue-headed vireo , broad-winged hawk , brown creeper , chestnut-sided warbler , chipping sparrow , downy woodpecker , eastern bluebird , eastern phoebe , eastern towhee , field sparrow , gray catbird , herring gull , northern cardinal , northern parula , ovenbird , pileated woodpecker , ruby-crowned kinglet , savannah sparrow , song sparrow , tree swallow , tufted titmouse , turkey vulture , white-breasted nuthatch , white-throated sparrow , yellow-rumped warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Saturday, May 7th, 2022
Ovenbird, A random Ovenbird posed for me this nippy, breeze, mostly sunny morning. Although I’ve heard them a few times in recent days, this was the first I’ve seen.
More fun expected tonorrow.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:13 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Northern Flicker (v)
Elsewhere
29. Chipping Sparrow
Mammals
White-tailed Deer
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere †First-of-year
Tags: American crow , American goldfinch , American robin , black-and-white warbler , blue-headed vireo , downy woodpecker , eastern bluebird , eastern phoebe , field sparrow , gray catbird , hermit thrush , herriung gull , northern cardinal , northern flicker , ruby-crowned kinglet , savannah sparrow , song sparrow , tree swallow , turkey vulture , white-breasted nuthatch , white-throated sparrow , yellow-rumped 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
