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Posts Tagged ‘Nashville warbler’
Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
 Raven in fog. Up early and checked the weather and saw a mess of rain bearing down and so took off right away with Jack. We were the only ones at Beech Hill for the hour and a half we were up there—the only human and dog, I should say—because there were a bunch of birds moving around, and a squirrel or chipmunk or two.
 Ovenbird. Within fifteen minutes of our return the rain began, and we had a good soaking for much of this cool green day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Mallard
2. Ovenbird
3. Tufted Titmouse (v)
4. Black-throated Green Warbler**
5. Red-eyed Vireo
6. Common Yellowthroat
7. American Redstart
8. Black-capped Chickadee**
9. Black-and-white Warbler
10. Veery
11. Eastern Towhee
12. Chestnut-sided Warbler
13. Herring Gull*
14. Yellow Warbler
15. Northern Cardinal (v)
16. Gray Catbird
17. American Crow*
18. Blue Jay (v)
19. Nashville Warbler (v)
20. Common Raven
21. Song Sparrow
22. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
24. Wood Thrush (v)
25. American Goldfinch (v)
26. Northern Flicker (v)
27. American Robin
28. Downy Woodpecker (v)
29. Field Sparrow (v)
30. Winter Wren (v)
31. Scarlet Tanager (v)
32. Osprey
Elsewhere
33. House Sparrow
34. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, chestnut-sided warbler, common raven, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, mallard, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, winter wren, wood thrush, yellow warbler
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Monday, May 18th, 2015
 Ovenbird. Overcast early, with wet earth and dew. Dog and I dragged ourselves out and up Beech Hill anyway.
Actually, it’s never a drag. It’s a gas. And in fact, the overcast soon burned away and the sun came out.
 Maple leaf. Bird notes today: a pair of mallards have a nest somewhere right along Rockville Street, and often wander into the road; hummingbirds still around, but I only heard ’em today; Black-and-white Warblers are establishing territories, as are Ovenbirds; redstarts are calling like crazy; heard two Wood Thrushes; hearing Red-bellied Woodpeckers also.
Mammal notes: encountered a snowshoe hare on the upper wooded trail today, got a nice distant look at it through the tangles; encountered a doe on the main trail—right on the edge of the trail—before she bounded down and into a copse of trees. (I searched for a fawn but found none.)
The leaves sure get big in a hurry in mid-May.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Mallard
2. Ovenbird
3. American Robin*
4. Common Yellowthroat
5. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
6. Red-eyed Vireo
7. Eastern Towhee
8. Black-and-white Warbler
9. Veery (v)
10. Northern Parula (v)
11. Herring Gull*
12. Northern Cardinal**
13. Chestnut-sided Warbler
14. Mourning Dove*
15. American Redstart
16. Yellow Warbler**
17. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
18. American Crow*
19. Blue Jay
20. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
21. Gray Catbird**
22. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (v)
23. Northern Flicker (v)
24. Song Sparrow
25. Wood Thrush (v)
26. Purple Finch (v)
27. Eastern Phoebe
28. White-throated Sparrow (v)
29. Alder Flycatcher (v)
30. Savannah Sparrow
31. Hermit Thrush
32. White-breasted Nuthatch
33. Nashville Warbler
34. American Goldfinch
35. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
36. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
37. Turkey Vulture
Elsewhere
38. Laughing Gull (v)
39. Rock Pigeon
40. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsehwere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-throated green warblerr, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, laughing gull, mallard, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ood thrush, ovenbird, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparroww, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler
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Saturday, May 16th, 2015
 Chestnut-sided Warbler. Cool, gray morning—but still. I wore a heavy shirt instead of a hoodie and would’ve felt more comfortable in a hoodie, but I barely noticed. Lots of birds.
 Ovenbird. No outlandish behavior or crazy sightings, but I did get a listen to (and brief look at) a Red-bellied Woodpecker, crept up on another Veery, Got a nice photo of a Chestnut-sided Warbler, and watched Ovenbirds chase and skirmish. Got drizzled on briefly. Listed thirty-eight species on the hill.
Noteworthy was my first-of-year Ruby-throated Hummingbird—a male, feeding on the new blossoms of the low-bush blueberries near the open trail. I think I saw the guy later, too (or another guy). All common sparrow species, all common thrushes, no hawks, no flycatchers (although I thought I heard a single Alder Flycatcher’s call). Nine warbs.
It rained some this evening. Still dry, though.
Tomorrow morning Jack and I will be up and on the hill first thing again.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Northern Parula (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Tufted Titmouse (v)
5. Herring Gull* (v)
6. Common Yellowthroat**
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
9. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
10. Veery
11. Black-throated Green Warbler
12. Hermit Thrush
13. Mourning Dove*
14. Eastern Towhee
15. Nashville Warbler
16. American Redstart
17. Yellow Warbler**
18. Gray Catbird
19. Red-bellied Woodpecker
20. American Crow*
21. American Robin
22. Blue Jay
23. Song Sparrow
24. Northern Cardinal (v)
25. Ruby-throated Hummingbird†
26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
27. Field Sparrow
28. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
29. Purple Finch (v)
30. Wood Thrush (v)
31. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
32. American Goldfinch
33. Chipping Sparrow (v)
34. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
35. Savannah Sparrow
36. White-throated Sparrow (v)
37. Eastern Phoebe
38. Mallard
Elsewhere
39. Turkey Vulture
40. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
 Saddle and Mark.
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, purple finch, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wood thrush, yellow warbler
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