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Posts Tagged ‘red-winged blackbird’
Saturday, May 13th, 2017
 Veery. Sun, light breeze, incoming birds, including first Veeries, Yellow Warblers, and Great Crested Flycatcher. One Veery was particularly agreeable—perching for a photo, hopping along the trail not far in front of Jack and me.
 Hermit Thrush. Saw an eagle, crows haranguing a raven, seven warblers species. And most exciting was a pair of Red-tailed Hawks that circled above the canopy as we descended the woods trail. The hawks were cool and unperturbed, taking their sweet time, as crows loudly escorted them above us. And one let out one of those rare amazing red-tail screams.
On a sad note: an Ovenbird lay dead at the back of Beech Nut, victim of an apparent window strike early this morning. I brought it down into the woods, where I could hear other Ovenbirds singing, and tossed it into some greenery by a stone wall—and right away a chipmunk poked its head out. And I thought, Oh great, that chipmunk’s gonna eat it.
But I suppose that’s just Nature’s way.
 Fallen Ovenbird. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
2. Black-throated Green Warbler
3. Ovenbird**
4. Black-and-white Warbler
5. Eastern Towhee
6. Common Yellowthroat
7. American Goldfinch**
8. Tufted Titmouse**
9. Chestnut-sided Warbler
10. Northern Parula
11. Black-capped Chickadee**
12. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
13. Blue Jay** (v)
14. Yellow-rumped Warbler
15. Gray Catbird**
16. Veery
17. Song Sparrow
18. Red-winged Blackbird
19. Yellow Warbler (v)
20. Tree Swallow
21. Field Sparrow (v)
22. Mourning Dove (v)
23. American Crow*
24. Brown-headed Cowbird
25. Herring Gull*
26. Northern Cardinal** (v)
27. American Robin*
28. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
29. White-throated Sparrow
30. Purple Finch (v)
31. Northern Flicker (v)
32. Bald Eagle
33. Common Raven
34. Red-tailed Hawk
35. Osprey (v)
36. Pileated Woodpecker
37. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
38. European Starling
39. House Finch (v)
40. Chipping sparrow
41. Rock Pigeon
42. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, bald eagle, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-tailed hawk, red-winged blackbird, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
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Saturday, April 29th, 2017
 Savannah Sparrow.  Chipping Sparrow.  Black-and-white Warbler (first of year).  A chipping sparrow collects a beakful of individual hairs shed by Jack, my dog.  Eastern Phoebe. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Robin*
2. Eastern Towhee
3. Black-and-white Warbler†
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. Northern Cardinal**
6. Blue Jay
7. Brown-headed Cowbird
8. Common Grackle
9. Tufted Titmouse
10. American Crow*
11. Tree Swallow
12. Northern Flicker
13. Black-capped Chickadee**
14. Eastern Phoebe*
15. Song Sparrow
16. Savannah Sparrow
17. American Goldfinch
18. Field Sparrow (v)
19. Chipping Sparrow*
20. White-throated Sparrow
21. Herring Gull*
22. Purple Finch (v)
23. American Woodcock
24. Red-winged Blackbird
25. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
26. Hairy Woodpecker
27. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
28. Sharp-shinned Hawk
Elsewhere
29. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
30. Mourning Dove
31. Wild Turkey
v =Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, American woodcock, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, chipping sparrow, common grackle, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-winged blackbird, ruby-crowned kinglet, savannah sparrow, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
 American Kestrel. “There he is,” I said to Jack upon catching site of our first-of-year kestrel. I’ve had my eye peeled for several days for this dependable April arrival.
(And, yes, I talk to my dog.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Cardinal (v)
2. American Robin*
3. Eastern Towhee (v)
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Blue Jay (v)
6. American Crow*
7. Tufted Titmouse (v)
8. Pileated Woodpecker
9. Brown-headed Cowbird
10. Yellow-rumped Warbler (v)
11. American Kestrel†
12. Purple Finch (v)
13. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
14. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
15. Red-winged Blackbird
16. Canada Goose (v)
Elsewhere
17. House Finch
18. Herring Gull
19. Chipping Sparrow (v)
20. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American kestrel, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, Canada goose, chipping sparrow, eastern towhee, herring gull, house finch, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-winged blackbird, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
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