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Posts Tagged ‘yellow-bellied sapsucker’
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
 Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Hot day. Humid. Late hike—late hot, humid hike. Good hike.
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Sapsuckers still hanging around near the parking lot. Also a silent Eastern Wood-pewee. Furtive catbirds, three singing sparrow species (four if you count towhees). And as Jack and returned past the sapsucker trees, I happened to spot a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, a little female. She was checking out the sap.
Mowed the law when I got home. Finished right before big storm clouds rolled in. No thunderstorms yet, but they’re expected.
Cool.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Mourning Dove (v)
2. American Goldfinch**
3. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4. American Robin (v)
5. Cedar Waxwing
6. Eastern Wood-pewee
7. Black-capped chickadee (v)
8. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
9. Song Sparrow**
10. Eastern Towhee (v)
11. Common Yellowthroat (v)
12. Savannah Sparrow
13. Field Sparrow
14. American Crow* (v)
15. Gray Catbird*
16. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
17. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
18. Herring Gull
19. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, cedar waxwinge, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
 Savannah Sparrow. Just about every day for the past couple of weeks, I’ve walked slowly around the first curve in the Beech Hill trail, just beyond the parking lot, and have caught at least a brief glimpse of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. A couple times an adult female, once an adult male, a couple times a juvenile—today, an adult female and a juvie. The trunks they’ve perforated are in the shade. Sometimes they sit perfectly still in hopes you don’t see them. This afternoon, they both emitted little alarm cries before flitting off through the thick shady foliage.
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. In the brilliant sun, where the blueberries are ripening, Savannah Sparrows have begun to sing again. I love the subtle, sibilant song of the Savannah Sparrow. It’s easy to miss, but it really carries.
These nights have been cool and lovely. You’ve got to soak ’em up, because they’ll end all too soon.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Redstart (v)
2. Cedar Waxwing
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5. Eastern Towhee (v)
6. Purple Finch (v)
7. Yellow Warbler (v)
8. Chestnut-sided Warbler
9. American Robin* (v)
10. Song Sparrow**
11. Common Yellowthroat
12. Gray Catbird*
13. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
14. Savannah Sparrow
15. American Crow*
16. Eastern Phoebe
Elsewhere
17. Herring Gull
18. Ovenbird (v)
19. House Sparrow
20. Rock Pigeon
21. Chipping Sparrow (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, herring gull, house sparrow, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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Sunday, July 20th, 2014
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Nice afternoon hike on an overcast day. Quite a few people up there—got to talking with a couple of friendly fellow hikers and bird-lovers (or, more accurately, rambling, as I am prone to do). But we had plenty to chat about. A singing male bluebird perching on the tips of spruces; a singing Veery; woodcock holes (I’m pretty sure) in the trail; a photogenic juvenile sapsucker.
 Distant whitetail. Also, I happened to spot an afternoon deer in the far eastern field—kind of a surprise.
These recent summer days typify the allure of Maine for me: days warm enough for shorts and sandals, and nights cool enough that you have to use a quilt. Good sleeping weather, indeed.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
2. American Robin**
3. American Goldfinch
4. Eastern Towhee
5. Cedar Waxwing
6. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
7. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
8. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
9. Common Yellowthroat
10. Yellow Warbler (v)
11. Song Sparrow**
12. Alder Flycatcher (v)
13. Field Sparrow
14. Savannah Sparrow
15. Eastern Bluebird
16. Herring Gull*
17. Northern Cardinal
18. Veery (v)
Elsewhere
19. American Crow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, herring gull, northern cardinal, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, veery, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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