My hike with dog commenced on this cool morning—“cool” in both senses of the word—with a stout breeze and near-cloudless skies. Not as many species as yesterday, but an interesting assortment. Many tits, a juvie thrush, and a photographic glimpse of a Pileated Woodpecker.
Tomorrow’s supposed to be a similar day, weather wise.
Beech Hill List Starting at 7:23 a.m. EST (8:23 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Tufted Titmouse 2. Black-capped Chickadee 3. American Goldfinch 4. Eastern Wood-pewee 5. White-breasted Nuthatch 6. Blue Jay 7. American Crow 8. Downy Woodpecker 9. Pileated Woodpecker 10. Common Yellowthroat 11. Song Sparrow 12. Cedar Waxwing 13. Turkey Vulture 14. Gray Catbird 15. Eastern Towhee 16. Hermit Thrush
Elsewhere
17. Northern Cardinal (v) 18. Mourning Dove 19. Herring Gull 20. Rock Pigeon
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere †First-of-year
Ah, what a lovely cool, clear, breezy morning. As we headed up through the woods, dog and I, we encountered more birds than in the past few days—and a few notable species not encountered in a good while. A Philadelphia Vireo, for instance, and the call of a Canada Warbler, and a juvie chippy poking about in the canopy.
The largest mouthful of caterpillars, however, belonged to a clucking Hermit Thrush which agreeably posed for a photo.
Beech Hill List Starting at 7:09 a.m. EST (8:09 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Blue Jay (v) 2. Tufted Titmouse (v) 3. American Goldfinch** 4. Red-eyed Vireo 5. White-breasted Nuthatch 6. Eastern Wood-pewee 7. Black-capped Chickadee 8. Black-and-white Warbler 9. Chipping Sparrow 10. Philadelphia Vireo† 11. Hermit Thrush 12. Ovenbird 13. Eastern Towhee (v) 14. American Crow* 15. Canada Warbler† 16. Gray Catbird** (v) 17. Common Yellowthroat** (v) 18. Song Sparrow 19. Turkey Vulture 20. Herring Gull* 21. American Redstart 22. Cedar Waxwing
Elsewhere
23. Mourning Dove 24. Northern Cardinal (v) 25. Wild Turkey
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere †First-of-year
Cool and bright this morning. The birds remain quiet for the most part, although occasionally I could spy a little warbler poking about in the canopy along the wooded trail. An Osprey soared over the barrens up top, and waxwings crowned the spruces, as usual these days.
Beech Hill List Starting at 6:54 a.m. EST (7:54 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v) 2. Blue Jay (v) 3. American Goldfinch 4. Common Raven (v) 5. Eastern Wood-pewee** 6. Tufted Titmouse (v) 7. American Crow* 8. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v) 9. Black-capped Chickadee (v) 10. Hermit Thrush (v) 11. Eastern Bluebird 12. Cedar Waxwing 13. Gray Catbird (v) 14. Eastern Towhee 15. Alder Flycatcher (v) 16. Herring Gull 17. Song Sparrow 18. Osprey* 19. Yellow Warbler (v) 20. American Redstart 21. American Robin (v)
Elsewhere
22. Mourning Dove
Reptiles
Red-bellied Snake
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere †First-of-year
