Quick hike with our human and dog friends this warm, bright morning. Pretty quiet still—quieter than yesterday—what with all the young birds about. No great photos today—but it was a fun one.
But, back home, out on the west lawn, I got a photo of a House Finch.
Beech Hill List Starting at 6:58 a.m. EST (7:58 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v) 2. Eastern Phoebe (v) 3. Tufted Titmouse 4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 5. Song Sparrow** 6. American Goldfinch 7. Ovenbird (v) 8. Hermit Thrush (v) 9. Eastern Towhee 10. Black-capped Chickadee (v) 11. Eastern Wood-pewee (v) 12. American Crow* 13. Northern Flicker (v) 14. American Robin* 15. Pileated Woodpecker (v) 16. Blue Jay (v) 17. Gray Catbird 18. Common Yellowthroat (v) 19. Field Sparrow (v) 20. Cedar Waxwing 21. Yellow Warbler (v) 22. Alder Flycatcher (v) 23. Turkey Vulture 24. Purple Finch (v)
Up the trail in the fog again this morning with dog. No rain, though—just dampness all about. Birds don’t seem as active in this summer fogginess we’ve been having, but of course the job of raising youngsters makes them shy. Had more species on my list than yesterday during the rain.
Ironically, today’s hike was in fog preceding a mostly warm and sunny afternoon. Notable was a vulture floating overhead in the fog and a lovely female towhee that posed.
Tomorrow’s might be a brighter morning.
Beech Hill List Starting at 7:01 a.m. EST (8:01 DST), I hiked all trails.
Another foggy morn for dog and me—thick fog, moisture-laden air, a soggy water world. I don’t mind the fog, even have come to take it as a challenge to manage to take a decent photograph.
Today’s was a cooperative Hermit Thrush, whining its alarm call on a branch in the woods just in front of us.
I loved this foggy day.
Beech Hill List Starting at 6:28 a.m. EST (7:28 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Northern Cardinal (v) 2. Red-eyed Vireo (v) 3. Ovenbird (v) 4. Blue Jay (v) 5. Eastern Wood-pewee (v) 6. Mourning Dove (v) 7. American Goldfinch 8. American Crow* 9. Black-capped Chickadee (v) 10. Eastern Towhee** 11. Chestnut-sided Warbler 12. Alder Flycatcher (v) 13. Gray Catbird** 14. Song Sparrow** 15. Yellow Warbler 16. Cedar Waxwing 17. Common Yellowthroat (v) 18. Scarlet Tanager (v) 19. Eastern Bluebird 20. Veery** (v) 21. Field Sparrow (v) 22. Tufted Titmouse (v) 23. Pileated Woodpecker (v) 24. Northern Flicker (v) 25. American Robin* 26. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 27. Black-and-white Warbler (v) 28. Hermit Thrush 29. Savannah Sparrow (v) 30. Red-winged Blackbird (v) 31. Chipping Sparrow (v) 32. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v) 33. American Redstart (v)
Elsewhere
34. Mallard 35. Herring Gull
Amphibians
American Toad
(v) Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere †First-of-year
