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Posts Tagged ‘Baltimore oriole’
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
 Baltimore Oriole. Amazing birds moving about Beech Hill this morning—mostly skulking quietly in the foliage, occasionally calling or singing. I had a lot of fun aiming for (usually missing) nice photos. Young thrush, young towhees, hummingbird, oriole, several warblers, circling hawk.
 Baltimore Oriole (juvie). At the summit, I heard a chatter like that of the House Wren I saw a few days ago (same chatter I heard yesterday), and just assumed that’s what it was. Shortly after, a chattering bird flew up and perched in plain view about 20 feet away—an oriole. Since I’m neither wren nor oriole expert, I began to question myself. That is, until I got distracted by a loud jumbled song not far away.
Chased down the loud song but never got a good look at the bird—except that it was a small and nondescript. Only later, when I found the song online, did I realize I was right about the House Wren, after all.
My mission now is to learn the difference between the chatters of wren and oriole.
 Broad-winged Hawk. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow* (v)
2. Red-eyed Vireo**
3. American Goldfinch (v)
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. Gray Catbird
6. Common Yellowthroat
7. Black-and-white Warbler
8. Hermit Thrush
9. Cedar Waxwing
10. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
11. Yellow Warbler
12. Tufted Titmouse (v)
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Song Sparrow
15. Northern Cardinal** (v)
16. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
17. Alder Flycatcher
18. Least Flycatcher
19. House Wren
20. Baltimore Oriole
21. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
22. American Redstart
23. Chestnut-sided Warbler
24. Yellow-rumped Warbler
25. Broad-winged Hawk
26. Chipping Sparrow* (v)
Elsewhere
27. Blue Jay (v)
28. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, Baltimore oriole, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house wren, least flycatcher, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
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Saturday, August 19th, 2017
 Eastern Towhee (young female).  Red-eyed Vireo (juvie).  Least Flycatcher.  Chestnut-sided Warbler (juvie). Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Goldfinch**
2. Red-eyed Vireo**
3. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
4. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
5. Cedar Waxwing
6. American Crow*
7. Common Yellowthroat
8. Gray Catbird
9. Eastern Towhee
10. Alder Flycatcher (v)
11. Downy Woodpecker (v)
12. Yellow Warbler
13. Least Flycatcher
14. Cedar Waxwing
15. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
16. Baltimore Oriole
17. Chestnut-sided Warbler
18. Song Sparrow
19. Northern Cardinal** (v)
20. Northern Flicker
21. Yellow-rumped Warbler
22. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
23. Hermit Thrush (v)
Elsewhere
24. Mourning Dove
25. Herring Gull
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, Baltimore oriole, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
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Tuesday, August 15th, 2017
 Cedar Waxwing (juvie). Breaking in a new camera today, gift from Canon, whose service technicians no longer work on my former model. Didn’t make time enough to figure out all the gazillions of settings, so this morning’s photos are a bit meh—or would’ve been had a solitary Monarch not saved the day.
 Monarch on milkweed. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. American Goldfinch
3. Black-and-white Warbler
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. Northern Cardinal (v)
6. Blue Jay (v)
7. Tufted Titmouse (v)
8. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
9. Song Sparrow
10. Eastern Towhee
11. Gray Catbird**
12. Yellow Warbler (v)
13. Cedar Waxwing**
14. Northern Flicker (v)
15. Common Yellowthroat
16. Savannah Sparrow (v)
17. American Crow*
18. Baltimore Oriole (v)
19. Northern Parula
20. Alder Flycatcher
21. Yellow-rumped Warbler
22. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
23. Purple Finch
24. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (v)
25. Hermit Thrush (v)
Elsewhere
26. Mourning Dove
27. Herring Gull
28. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, Baltimore oriole, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-billed cuckoo, yellow-rumped warbler
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