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Posts Tagged ‘herring gull’
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
 Common Yellowthroat. Last cold day for a while, I hope—although it did reach the 50s (F), and we had no rain. Nor any high wind. A little sun even. I worked while Jack napped until late in the afternoon.
Then we took a hike.
 Eastern Phoebe. Perhaps seeming to sense a change in the weather, the Beech Hill birds were active. Many calling, and a few flitting about. Someone had cleared some young birches along the trail, and my heart sank a little at the timing of it, because I’m pretty sure a pair of nesting Song Sparrows were affected. But a family of Yellowthroats were still active across the trail there.
And the Beech Nut phoebes have hatched. I saw the mother arrive, and as she chipped at me and Jack, I heard their tiny voices in the eaves.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Robin*
2. Ovenbird (v)
3. American Goldfinch (v)
4. Eastern Towhee (v)
5. American Redstart**
6. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
7. Veery (v)
8. Song Sparrow
9. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
10. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
11. Gray Catbird (v)
12. Yellow Warbler** (v)
13. Alder Flycatcher
14. Common Yellowthroat
15. Eastern Phoebe
16. Field Sparrow (v)
17. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
18. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
19. Turkey Vulture*
Elsewhere
20. American Crow
21. Herring Gull
22. House Sparrow
23. Osprey (v)
24. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-throated green warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, turkey vulture, veery, yellow warbler
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
 Song Sparrow. First day of steady rain in a while—maybe all spring so far. But it’s no longer May, and May is the month head up early through the woods, so I didn’t feel too bad waiting for a break in the rain. The break came pretty close to exactly the time Jack and I got out of the pickup. Cold for June, 50 degrees (F) or below. Not many birds along the open trail.
Aside from them, dog and I were alone on the hill today.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
2. Eastern Towhee
3. Mourning Dove* (v)
4. American Robin (v)
5. American Goldfinch
6. Gray Catbird (v)
7. Common Yellowthroat (v)
8. Song Sparrow
9. Eastern Phoebe
10. Ovenbird (v)
Elsewhere
11. Herring Gull
12. European Starling
13. Mallard
14. American Crow
15. Great Black-backed Gull
16. American Redstart (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, great black-backed gull, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, ovenbird, song sparrow
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Sunday, May 31st, 2015
 American Goldfinch pair. Drizzly and damp early, but a little rain won’t stop me and Jack. Dim and dark, but plenty of bird activity in the woods of Beech Hill. Mostly voices—songs and notes and little yelps of alarm—but a few goldfinches at the summit stood out against the gray.
 Tiny lichen. Dark clouds approaching from the west chased us back down before taking our usual stroll down the open trail. Plenty of birds in the bottomlands, though: Black-throated Blue Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, White-breasted Nuthatch, Eastern Wood-pewee. All nesting down there again this year. Plus, I heard a drumming grouse.
Cool this evening. Should be good sleeping weather.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the wooded trail.
1. Veery** (v)
2. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
3. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
4. Ovenbird**
5. Chestnut-sided warbler
6. Eastern Phoebe
7. American Redstart**
8. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
9. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
10. Common Yellowthroat**
11. Black-billed Cuckoo (v)
12. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Gray Catbird
15. Cedar Waxwing (v)
16. Nashville Warbler (v)
17. Blue Jay (v)
18. Yellow Warbler**
19. Alder Flycatcher
20. Field Sparrow (v)
21. Song Sparrow
22. American Goldfinch
23. American Robin (v)
24. Mourning Dove (v)
25. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
26. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
27. Scarlet Tanager (v)
28. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
29. Ruffed Grouse (drumming)
30. American Crow* (v)
Elsewhere
31. Herring Gull
32. Northern Cardinal (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruffed grouse, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
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