Posts Tagged ‘tree swallow’
Saturday, May 6th, 2023
Osprey (with fish). White-throated Sparrows arrived en masse this morning. First sightings on the hill this year (several), and a few at home. Other species beginning to pass through also—Ovenbird , Blue-headed Vireo —and new migrants galore.
The day began fairly warm and ended up in the mid-70s (F). The air smelled pure and clean and fresh.
Lots of insects (good news for warblers). No deer ticks yet, either. Lovely.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 5:40 a.m. real time (6:40 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Purple Finch** (v)
Elsewhere
35. Pine Warbler (v)
Mammals
Eastern Gray Squirrel
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere †First-of-year
Tags: American goldfinch , American robin , black-and-white warbler , black-capped chickadee , black-throated green warbler , blue-headed vireo , broad-winged hawk , brown creeper , Canada goose , chipping sparrow , eastern bluebird , eastern gray squirrel , eastern phoebe , eastern towhee , field sparrow , gray catbird , hairy woodpecker , herring gull , mallard , mourning dove , northern cardinal , osprey , ovenbird , pine warbler , purple finch , red-breasted nuthatch , savannah sparrow , song sparrow , tree swallow , tufted titouse , white-breasted nuthatch , white-throated sparrow , wild turkey , winter wren , yellow-bellied sapsucker , yellow-rumped warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Two firsts-of-year this morning of changing atmospheres: a Gray Catbird , and a Black-and-white Warbler . Will be many more in days to come.
Weather-wise, the morning began overcast and lowery but ended with a half-blue sky and lovely light. Above, more Broad-winged Hawks moving through, and Turkey Vultures . Also a random vee of twenty Double-crested Cormorants (first-of-year birds at Beech Hill).
Crows and ravens and jays and many sparrows. Woodpeckers and finches and thrushes. I could possibly feel content if a day like this one repeated until the day I died.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 6:45 a.m. real time (7:45 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Purple Finch**
Elsewhere
31. Wild Turkey
Reptiles
Eastern Garter Snake
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere †First-of-year
Tags: American crow , American goldfinch , American robin , black-and-white warbler , black-capped chickadee , blue jay , blue-headed vireo , broad-winged hawk , chipping sparrow , common raven , double-crested cormorant , downy woodpecker , eastern bluebird , eastern garter snake , eastern towhee , field sparrow , gray catbird , herring gull , house sparrow , mallard , mourning dove , northern cardinal , osprey , pileated woodpecker , purple finch , red-winged blackbird , savannah sparrow , song sparrow , tree swallow , tufted titmouse , turkey vulture , white-breasted nuthatch , wild turkey , yellow-rumped warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Saturday, April 29th, 2023
This morning’s hike with dog happened under mostly blue skies, in mostly calm winds, and amid many, many bird species—thirty-four in all (a record for the year so far.
(Speaking of—exactly a year ago today is when Jack and I arrived back in Maine. Time flies.)
First-of-year bird? Black-throated Green Warbler . Other notable migrants would be three Broad-winged Hawks , a raven and a vulture, and multiple Blue-headed Vireos .
And in afternoon I got a good ride on my bike in.
Tomorrow will be rainy. In fact, so will the following three days. We shall see how it goes!
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:09 a.m. real time (8:01 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Eastern Phoebe
Elsewhere
35. Pine Warbler (v)
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere †First-of-year
Tags: American crow , American goldfinch , American robin , black-capped chickadee , black-throated green warbler , blue jay , blue-headed vireo , brown creeper , Canada goose , chipping sparrow , common loon , downy woodpecker , eastern bluebird , eastern phoebe , eastern towhee , field sparrow , hermit thrush , herring gull , mallard , mourning dove , northern cardinal , northern flicker , pine warbler , purple finch , red-bellied woodpecker , savannah sparrow , tree swallow , tufted titmouse , white-breasted nuthatch , wild turkey , yellow-bellied sapsucker , yellow-rumped warbler Lists , Observations , Photo | No Comments »
Bird Report is a (sometimes intermittent) record of the birds I encounter while hiking, see while driving, or spy outside my window. —Brian Willson
