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Posts Tagged ‘laughing gull’
Sunday, August 30th, 2015
 Cedar Waxwing. Very busy, fruitful day. Desk work, lawn, vacuum, sofrito, hike with Jack. We had the hill pretty much to ourselves this late-afternoon—and it was great. Even though there were flies all over the place. Especially up toward the tips of the spruces at the summit, where waxwings were picking ’em off like grapes on a vine.
 Eastern Chipmunk. Tonight is cool and still and fragrant and lovely. August is a sweet time of year here.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow* (v)
2. Eastern Towhee
3. Black-capped Chickadee**
4. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
5. American Goldfinch (v)
6. Northern Flicker (v)
7. Gray Catbird**
8. Cedar Waxwing
9. Song Sparrow
10. Common Yellowthroat (v)
11. Yellow-rumped Warbler
12. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
13. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
Elsewhere
14. Downy Woodpecker (v)
15. Herring Gull
16. Laughing Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, herring gull, laughing gull, northern flicker, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
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Sunday, August 9th, 2015
 Savannah Sparrow. Took a late hike after a Sunday of desk work. Not bad work, just too much sitting. And Beech Hill awaited.
 Yellow Warbler. As did some nice folks I met and chatted with a while—visitors, newlyweds. (I don’t socialize that much these days and tend to ramble a little much. Gotta work on that.) What a lovely cool August day it was up there surrounded by hills and islands.
Lots of waxwings, young secretive sparrows, a Yellow Warbler lurking in the trees along the trail. Got a picture of the warbler with its tongue out.
Short and sweet is our summer here on the 44th parallel.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Gray Catbird
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. Cedar Waxwing
4. Eastern Towhee
5. American Goldfinch**
6. Song Sparrow
7. Common Yellowthroat (v)
8. American Crow* (v)
9. Purple Finch (v)
10. Savannah Sparrow
11. Herring Gull*
12. Northern Flicker (v)
13. Mourning Dove**
14. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
15. Yellow Warbler
16. American Robin (v)
Elsewhere
17. House Sparrow
18. Osprey (v)
19. Rock Pigeon
20. Laughing Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, laughing gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, osprey, purple finch, rock pigeon, ruby-throated hummingbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, yellow warbler
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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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