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Posts Tagged ‘northern flicker’
Tuesday, July 14th, 2015
 Gray Catbird. Cool and overcast here today, a long day of work with a short, sweet hike at the end of it. And on that hike, I had a chance to watch a couple pair of catbird parents feeding their secret broods.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Cardinal ** (v)
2.Eastern Towhee
3. American Goldfinch
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler
5. Cedar Waxwing
6. Northern Flicker (v)
7. Common Yellowthroat
8. Song Sparrow**
9. Alder Flycatcher (v)
10. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
11. Northern Bobwhite (v)
12. Mourning Dove*
13. Gray Catbird
14. Hermit Thrush (v)
15. Yellow Warbler (v)
16. Chipping Sparrow (v)
17. Purple Finch (v)
18. American Crow* (v)
19. Veery
Elsewhere
20. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern bobwhite, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, veery, yellow warbler
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Saturday, June 27th, 2015
 Savannah Sparrow. Kind of a cool day, both figuratively and weather-wise. Worked like a man under a deadline—which I sort of am, considering I promised to release a new type design on Independence Day—and then took my cattle dog (mix) on a hike up a hill.
Loads of birds this early evening. Perhaps they’re busy readying for tomorrow’s big rain. Two dozen species seen or heard today.
Notable was a protective Savannah Sparrow. A vocal Great Crested Flycatcher. Also a vocal raven (seemingly carrying a bird’s egg) being harassed by three crows. And the sapsucker kept our rendezvous again.
Guess tomorrow we’ll be hiking in the rain.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Eastern Towhee
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
4. Song Sparrow** (v)
5. Cedar Waxwing
6. American Goldfinch**
7. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
8. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
9. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
10. American Crow*
11. Ovenbird (v)
12. Mourning Dove*
13. Gray Catbird
14. Northern Flicker (v)
15. Veery (v)
16. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
17. Yellow Warbler (v)
18. American Robin* (v)
19. Savannah Sparrow
20. Alder Flycatcher
21. Common Raven
22. Northern Cardinal (v)
23. Purple Finch (v)
24. Blue Jay (v)
Elsewhere
25. Herring Gull
26. Mallard
27. Common Grackle
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American robin, blue jay, cedar waxwing American goldfinch, chestnut-sided warbler, common grackle, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, veery, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (female). Soon after rising and heading down to my desk, I discovered that a bunch of rain was approaching, so I grabbed Jack and off we went. Interestingly, there were a few others at Beech Hill this morning braving the pre-rain drizzle—including my friends Kristen and Ian and a couple other folks who knew who I was (but whose names I do not know). A gray day with birds in it.
 Song Sparrow. A couple people happened to hike Beech Hill after dark last night—including at least one talented photographer friend—to view the aurora borealis. Several pretty nice photos were the result of that. (Sorry for not having any to post here.)
A little bit ago, in blue, foggy evening, I heard the ethereal song of a Hermit Thrush drizzling down the hill out back—a gift from the heavens, that song.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Eastern Towhee (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
4. American Redstart** (v)
5. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
6. Song Sparrow**
7. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
8. Northern Flicker**
9. Blue Jay (v)
10. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
11. American Goldfinch**
12. Savannah Sparrow
13. Field Sparrow (v)
14. American Crow*
15. Gray Catbird** (v)
16. Purple Finch (v)
17. Cedar Waxwing (v)
18. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
Elsewhere
19. Northern Cardinal
20. Eastern Phoebe (v)
21. Herring Gull
22. House Finch (v)
23. Hermit Thrush (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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