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Posts Tagged ‘laughing gull’
Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
 Common Yellowthroat (female). This morning I took two quick steps out the back door and turned around to check on the phoebe nestlings. I saw that they were large and sitting tall on the nest, and then they took off across the little yard, twittering, and lit in some trees. This brought the adults over in a hurry, peeping at their suddenly unchained brood.
 Phoebe’s first perch. Didn’t mean to cause such a ruckus, but it was interesting to watch the fledging process. One little bird sat on its first wild perch for a good long time without moving at all.
At the hill, birds were actively feeding nestlings and fledglings. I got a special welcome from a female yellowthroat with a beak crammed full of flying insects.
Later, I took a nice long bicycle ride and heard (and/or saw) quite a few additional species. Kept thinking about that yellowthroat, though.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Yellow Warbler** (v)
2. Mourning Dove* (v)
3. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
4. American Goldfinch** (v)
5. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
8. Northern Cardinal**
9. American Robin (v)
10. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
11. Chipping Sparrow*
12. Ovenbird (v)
13. Alder Flycatcher (v)
14. Common Yellowthroat**
15. Eastern Bluebird
16. Song Sparrow
17. American Crow*
18. Field Sparrow
19. Gray Catbird**
20. Savannah Sparrow
21. Northern Flicker (v)
22. Veery (v)
23. Cedar Waxwing*
24. Eastern Phoebe*
25. Common Raven (v)
26. Purple Finch
27. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
28. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
29. Hermit Thrush (v)
30. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
31. Mourning Dove* (v)
Elsewhere
32. Herring Gull
33. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
34. American Redstart (v)
35. Rock Pigeon
36. House Sparrow (v)
37. Osprey
38. Laughing Gull†
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, laughing gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
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Thursday, August 17th, 2017
 Cedar Waxwing. Scores of waxwings fluttered about the hill this morning, chasing flies. A wind blew, so the swarms floated diffusely, so the birds wheeled and hovered, flycatching. At the summit I spied a couple phoebes and heard the notes of a Least Flycatcher.
 Eastern Phoebe. Crickets, dragonflies, grasshoppers, cicadas, butterflies (including a couple monarchs), bees, and flies.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. American Goldfinch
3. Gray Catbird (v)
4. American Crow*
5. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
6. Common Raven (v)
7. Eastern Towhee
8. Song Sparrow
9. Yellow Warbler (v)
10. Cedar Waxwing
11. Eastern Phoebe
12. Common Yellowthroat (v)
13. American Robin
14. Laughing Gull
15. Least Flycatcher (v)
16. Eastern Wood-pewee
17. Mourning Dove*
Elsewhere
18. Tufted Titmouse (v)
19. Wild Turkey
20. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, herring gull, laughing gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, wild turkey, yellow warbler
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Monday, July 3rd, 2017
 Great Spangled Fritillary. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
2. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
3. Eastern Towhee
4. American Goldfinch
5. Song Sparrow
6. Purple Finch
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Chipping Sparrow*
9. Eastern Phoebe (v)
10. Alder Flycatcher (v)
11. Tree Swallow
12. Gray Catbird*
13. Yellow Warbler
14. Field Sparrow
15. Savannah sparrow
16. Turkey Vulture
17. Common Yellowthoat
18. Herring Gull*
19. American Crow*
20. American Robin
21. Broad-winged Hawk
22. Eastern Bluebird
23. Northern Cardinal** (v)
24. Veery (v)
Elsewhere
25. Mourning Dove
26. Rock Pigeon
27. House Sparrow
28. European Starling
29. Mallard
30. Double-crested Cormorant
31. Great Black-backed Gull
32. Common Eider
33. Laughing Gull
35. Osprey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, broad-winged hawk, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common eider, Common Yellowthoat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, great black-backed gull, herring gull, house sparrow, laughing gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
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