The early morning air was warm, the sky was mostly overcast, there was a bit of breeze. There would be birds—but rather subdued birds, secretive birds, returning or nesting or foraging. And there were a bunch.

Most notable were three Palm Warblers—first-of-year birds—that I happened to hear, then see. Only one posed for a half-way decent photo.

Toward the end of my hike with dog, a raven flew over, moving fast avoiding a dive-bombing crow.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:26 a.m. real time (7:26 DST), I hiked all trails.

1. Song Sparrow*
2. American Robin*
3. Eastern Phoebe**
4. Northern Cardinal** (v)
5. American Goldfinch (v)
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. Blue Jay**
8. Black-capped Chickadee**
9. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
11. Brown Creeper
12. Eastern Bluebird
13. American Crow*
14. Palm Warbler†
15. Downy Woodpecker** (v)
16. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
17. Herring Gull* (v)
18. Yellow-rumped Warbler
19. Northern Flicker**
20. Brown-headed Cowbird
21. Hairy Woodpecker
22. American Kestrel
23. Common Raven

Elsewhere

24. House Sparrow

(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year