6 April 2026

Posts Tagged ‘song sparrow’

A Catbird I Know and Love

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017
Gray Catbird, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 19 July 2917.

Gray Catbird.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 11:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. American Crow*
2. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
3. American Robin
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
6. Song Sparrow**
7. Eastern Towhee
8. Common Yellowthroat (v)
9. Gray Catbird
10. Alder Flycatcher (v)
11. Veery (v)
12. Tufted Titmouse (v)
13. Cedar Waxwing
14. Hermit Thrush (v)
15. Field Sparrow (v)
16. Mourning Dove*
17. Turkey Vulture
18. Baltimore Oriole
19. Savannah Sparrow
20. Eastern Phoebe

Elsewhere

21. Herring Gull
22. Rock Pigeon
23. House Sparrow
24. Osprey
25. House Finch
26. Northern Robin

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

 

Witchity-witchity-witchety!

Tuesday, July 18th, 2017
Common Yellowthroat, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 18 July 2017.

Common Yellowthroat.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. American Robin* (v)
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler
4. American Goldfinch
5. Eastern Towhee
6. Song Sparrow*
7. Veery (v)
8. Common Yellowthroat
9. Northern Cardinal (v)
10. Alder Flycatcher (v)
11. Gray Catbird
12. Tree Swallow (v)
13. Yellow Warbler (v)
14. American Crow *
15. Blue Jay (v)
16. Savannah Sparrow
17. Field Sparrow (v)
18. Cedar Waxwing
19. Herring Gull*
20. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
21. Northern Flicker (v)

Elsewhere

22. Wild Turkey
23. Rock Pigeon
24. European Starling
25. Black-capped Chickadee

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

Survivors

Monday, July 17th, 2017
Eastern Phoebe, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 17 July 2017.

Eastern Phoebe.

Many birds at Beech Hill this foggy morning, and among them flitted quite a few teenagers. Not tiny young fledglings, not second-year birds—rather this season’s crop of survivors.

Lowbush blueberries, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 17 July 2017.

Lowbush blueberries.

So far, at least.

It always occurs to me at this time of year that the bird population has tripled or quadrupled since spring. Despite that, it’s harder to spot the little suckers. Which makes sense. Best keep a low profile if you want to survive.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked all trails.

1. Chestnut-sided Warbler
2. American Robin
3. American Goldfinch
4. Wood Thrush (v)
5. Hermit Thrush (v)
6. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Eastern Towhee
9. Veery (v)
10. Northern Cardinal** (v)
11. Song Sparrow**
12. Common Yellowthroat (v)
13. Gray Catbird**
14. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
15. Mourning Dove*
16. Alder Flycatcher (v)
17. Blue Jay
18. Field Sparrow (v)
19. American Crow
20. Purple Finch (v)
21. Cedar Waxwing
22. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
23. Eastern Phoebe
24. Chipping Sparrow (v)
25. Tufted Titmouse

Elsewhere

26. Herring Gull

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

 

 
Bird Report is a (sometimes intermittent) record of the birds I encounter while hiking, see while driving, or spy outside my window. —Brian Willson



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