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Posts Tagged ‘northern flicker’
Sunday, June 21st, 2015
 Savannah Sparrow. Rained like crazy on Father’s Day. Real gullywasher for a while there. But by mid-afternoon, the system had moved away—which was a cue for me and Jack to get on over to Beech Hill.
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (female). Which we did. Surprised to see a car in the parking lot, and eventually we ran into two parties (one amounting to a Father’s Day daddy with a young son on his shoulders), but mostly it was damp and foggy and, oddly, quite birdy. Likely the “wake of the storm” effect: after having laid low all day, the bird life was itchin’ to get out and find something to eat.
About halfway up, I spied a sparrow hopping along the trail in front of us. A tiny thing, clearly a fledgling. A peek through my binocs confirmed it as a Savannah Sparrow. (Kind of surprised me, as I thought they were still young nestlings at this point.) This bird was issuing a soft squay! note, and an adult was yipping out warnings from the blueberry field, but the youngster was adept enough to gobble down an earthworm. My guess is it was the first to leave the nest.
And surprisingly, I heard a bunch of calling, singing species—nearly a dozen birds in all.
Plus, I had a lovely long chat with my one and only dearly beloved kiddo. [Hi, Sweetie!]
Happy Summer Solstice everyone.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Redstart**
2. Eastern Towhee (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
4. American Goldfinch (v)
5 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
6. Yellow Warbler
7. Alder Flycatcher
8. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
9. Common Yellowthroat (v)
10. Purple Finch (v)
11. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
12. Song Sparrow**
13. Savannah Sparrow
14. Gray Catbird (v)
15. Veery (v)
16. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
17. Ovenbird (v)
18. American Robin (v)
19. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
20. American Crow*
21. Mourning Dove (v)
22. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
23. Hermit Thrush (v)
Elsewhere
24. Northern Flicker (v)
25. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, ovenbird, purple finch, ray catbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, Savanah sparrowg, song sparrow, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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Sunday, June 14th, 2015
 Savannah Sparrow. Today’s hike coincided with a gathering of volunteers and friends and neighbors of Beech Hill to hear more about Phase Two of the hundredth anniversary capital campaign to improve, restore, and spruce up various other aspects of the preserve. And the weather couldn’t have been better.
 American Lady. The get-together was great. The campaign worthwhile. (To learn more visit the Coastal Mountains Land Trust website.) And the birds showed up, as well.
E.g., the immature eagle that flew by just as Ian’s presentation was about to begin. The Scarlet Tanager that decided to sing from the summit about the time Jack and I had descended about half-way. The female sapsucker. The pair of Broad-winged Hawks.
I also took a photo of an American Lady.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Mourning Dove
2. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
3. Ovenbird (v)
4. Chipping Sparrow* (v)
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
6. American Redstart** (v)
7. Purple Finch (v)
8. Cedar Waxwing (v)
9. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
10. Hairy Woodpecker
11. Northern Flicker (v)
12. Eastern Towhee (v)
13. Song Sparrow**
14. Turkey Vulture
15. Common Yellowthroat
16. Yellow Warbler* (v)
17. Blue Jay
18. American Goldfinch
19. Gray Catbird (v)
20. American Crow*
21. Savannah Sparrow
22. Eastern Phoebe
23. Herring Gull*
24. Alder Flycatcher (v)
25. Bald Eagle
26. Broad-winged Hawk
27. Nashville Warbler (v)
28. Scarlet Tanager (v)
29. Hermit Thrush (v)
30. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
Elsewhere
31. House Finch (v)
32. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, bald eagle, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern flicker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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Thursday, June 11th, 2015
 Chestnut-sided Warbler. One odd thing about my hike today with Jack is the fact that—on a warm, sunny, hazy afternoon, with light winds and a fresh sweet landscape—we were alone up there today. Aside from the birds.
 Standoff. And even they made themselves pretty scarce. In fact, I only saw six of the twenty species on today’s list. The IDs of the rest came from songs and calls.
One I saw was a hummingbird sipping at sapsucker holes.
Another was a Chestnut-sided Warbler shaking off after taking a bath.
I also saw a phoebe with a bug in its bill.
Mostly, though I was just hearing voices.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
3. American Robin (v)
4. American Redstart (v)
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler
6. Eastern Towhee (v)
7. American Goldfinch
8. Cedar Waxwing (v)
9. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
10. Ovenbird (v)
11. Alder Flycatcher (v)
12. Veery (v)
13. Song Sparrow
14. Chipping Sparrow (v)
15. Yellow Warbler** (v)
16. Common Yellowthroat
17. American Crow* (v)
18. Eastern Phoebe
19. Northern Flicker (v)
20. Gray Catbird** (v)
Elsewhere
21. House Finch (v)
22. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
23. Pine Warbler (v)
24. Osprey (v)
25. Herring Gull
26. House Sparrow
27. Laughing Gull (v)
28. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
 Song Sparrow.
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-throated green warbler, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, laughing gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, pine warbler, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
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