A later hike than the past couple-three days—but what a luscious hike it was. Mostly clear, cool to start, fewer mosquitoes, and a bunch of bird species. Captain Jack had plenty of smells to investigate, peed here and there. Spied a hummingbird.
And took photos of a particularly cooperative Field Sparrow. Handsome little birds these are. Thanks, little guy.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:42 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo 2. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 3. Northern Cardinal** (v) 4. American Goldfinch 5. American Crow* 6. Ovenbird (v) 7. Veery (v) 8. Hairy Woodpecker (v) 9. Wild Turkey (v) 10. Black-and-white Warbler 11. Eastern Wood-pewee 12. White-breasted Nuthatch (v) 13. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v) 14. Tufted Titmouse (v) 15. Brown Creeper (v) 16. Black-capped Chickadee** 17. Northern Flicker (v) 18. Hermit Thrush (v) 19. Common Yellowthroat 20. Eastern Towhee 21. Alder Flycatcher (c) 22. Song Sparrow 23. Gray Catbird 24. American Robin 25. Yellow Warbler 26. Cedar Waxwing 27. House Wren 28. Ruby-throated Hummingbird 29. Field Sparrow 30. Herring Gull* 31. Eastern Bluebird 32. Blue Jay (v) 33. Eastern Phoebe 34. Chestnut-sided Warbler 35. Osprey (v) 36. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
Elsewhere
37. Mourning Dove
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere †First-of-year
Considering this balmy, droughty stretch of days, I figured it might be nice to take Jack up the hill earlier than usual. After all, the sun rises about 5:15 here at this time of year.
It was a very good hike—warm, but less so than on recent days. Quieter to to start, but ending with a nice batch of bird species—highlight being the very vocal loon that flew over our heads near the summit.
It was a blueberry pick day at Beech Hill. We did our hike and were headed down before the pick began. A warm one, a dry one, but a darn good one.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:27 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** 2. Blue Jay (v) 3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 4. American Goldfinch** 5. American Crow* 6. Veery (v) 7. Black-capped Chickadee** 8. Eastern Wood-pewee 9. White-breasted Nuthatch 10. Brown Creeper (v) 11. Northern Flicker (v) 12. Tufted Titmouse (v) 13. Hermit Thrush 14. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v) 15. Pine Warbler (v) 16. Downy Woodpecker 17. Eastern Towhee 18. Common Yellowthroat 19. Alder Flycatcher 20. Cedar Waxwing 21. Song Sparrow 22. Yellow Warbler 23. House Wren (v) 24. Purple Finch (v) 25. Herring Gull* 26. Savannah Sparrow (v) 27. Chipping Sparrow 28. Common Loon 29. Blue-headed Vireo (v) 30. American Robin 31. Gray Catbird 32. Chestnut-sided Warbler
Elsewhere
33. Mourning Dove 34. Northern Cardinal (v)
Mammals
Gray Squirrel
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere †First-of-year
Yet another clear, warm, dry morning—one during which I had to wonder where all these mosquitoes came from? Not much breeze in the woodlands, and not too many bird species. Until the upper, open acreage, that is.
Noteworthy: spooked a woodcock, two ravens still hanging out in the inland blueberry patch—and a relatively cooperative Brown Creeper down by the parking lot.
There’ll be a blueberry pick tomorrow. Thinking I might blow off my preregistration and just let other folks play (while Jack and I hike, as usual).
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:27 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** 2. Northern Cardinal** 3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 4. American Goldfinch** 5. Black-capped Chickadee (v) 6. American Crow* 7. Hermit Thrush 8. Eastern Wood-pewee (v) 9. Blue Jay (v) 10. Ovenbird (v) 11. American Robin 12. White-breasted Nuthatch (v) 13. Northern Flicker 14. Eastern Towhee 15. Gray Catbird 16. Common Yellowthroat** 17. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v) 18. Cedar Waxwing 19. Alder Flycatcher (v) 20. Song Sparrow* 21. Yellow Warbler 22. Field Sparrow 23. House Wren (v) 24. Purple Finch 25. Common Raven 26. Red-breasted Nuthatch 27. Savannah Sparrow 28. Downy Woodpecker 29. Eastern Phoebe 30. American Woodcock 31. Veery (v) 32. Tufted Titmouse 33. Brown Creeper
Elsewhere
34. Mourning Dove
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere †First-of-year
