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Posts Tagged ‘ruby-throated hummingbird’
Friday, August 11th, 2017
 Still life. So many birds on the hill today. And a fly catch, drawing waxwings from miles around. And hummingbirds—two chased each other around the summit spruce grove. And a Least Flycatcher. Ch-BEK! Ch-BECK!
 Waxwing heaven. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. American Goldfinch**
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
5. American Crow* (v)
6. Common Raven (v)
7. Cedar Waxwing
8. Eastern Phoebe
9. Eastern Towhee
10. American Robin
11. Song Sparrow**
12. Gray Catbird
13. Yellow Warbler (v)
14. Herring Gull*
15. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
16. Least Flycatcher
17. Baltimore Oriole
18. Northern Flicker (v)
19. Broad-winged Hawk
Elsewhere
20. Mourning Dove
21. Osprey
22. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, Baltimore oriole, black-capped chickadee, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, common raven, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, northern flicker, osprey, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, yellow warbler
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Monday, August 7th, 2017
 Cedar Waxwing.  Eastern Bluebird. On a cool, cool morning
under a blue, blue sky
I heard hummingbirds chattering to each other
and looked up to see them chasing,
two ruby-throated hummingbirds,
chasing fast.
I heard and saw them later, too—
at least I assume they were the same birds
I saw in the earlier chase,
zipping about and talking to each other.
And a third time I saw them,
chasing a phoebe.
Later, I saw one of the hummingbirds
perhaps a young one,
fleeing what looked like two bees.
 Fireweed. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. American Goldfinch (v)
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler
5. Song Sparrow**
6. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
7. Chipping Sparrow
8. Eastern Towhee
9. Gray Catbird
10. American Crow* (v)
11. Hermit Thrush (v)
12. Mourning Dove*
13. Blue Jay (v)
14. Eastern Phoebe
15. Cedar Waxwing**
16. Yellow Warbler
17. Alder Flycatcher (v)
18. Savannah Sparrow
19. Field Sparrow (v)
20. Common Yellowthroat
21. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
22. Purple Finch (v)
23. Barn Swallow
24. Eastern Bluebird
Elsewhere
25. Rock Pigeon
26. Osprey
27. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, barn swallow, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, osprey, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, yellow warbler
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Sunday, August 6th, 2017
 Turkey Vulture. Started up Beech Hill with Jack early today, stopped to take a photo, and my viewfinder went black. Turns out my digital camera’s shutter is on the blink.(“Blink”—O, the irony.) For a few minutes there I felt lost, confused, discombobulated. Then I hurried home to grab my old squeaky camera, the well-used one with a scrape on the lens.
 The bay today. All worked out OK.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m.—and again at 9 a.m.—I hiked the open trail.
1. Tufted Titmouse (v)
2. American Robin**
3. American Goldfinch
4. Eastern Towhee
5. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
6. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
7. Chipping Sparrow*
8. Hermit Thrush
9. Alder Flycatcher
10. Cedar Waxwing
11. Song Sparrow**
12. American Crow* (v)
13. Great Crested Flycatcher** (v)
14. Savannah Sparrow (v)
15. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
16. Eastern Phoebe
17. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
18. Gray Catbird (v)
19. Barn Swallow
20. Turkey Vulture
Elsewhere
21. Mourning Dove
22. Wild Turkey
23. Herring Gull
24. Osprey
25. Northern Cardinal (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, barn swallow, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, osprey, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey
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