Dog and I hiked in the rain this morning. Not a hard rain, but a steady one for much of it. Hardly any birds to start, but I began to hear some in the woodlands—and after the rain let up a bit, got a glimpse of a few species.

The highlight: a juvenile Prairie Warbler that popped up for a photo at the very end of our hike. First prairie I’ve seen this year (although I heard ’em singing in spring).

Beech Hill List
Starting at 7:28 a.m. EST (8:28 DST), I hiked all trails.

1. Cedar Waxwing
2. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. American Redstart
5. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
6. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
7. Gray Catbird
8. Eastern Towhee (v)
9. American Goldfinch (v)
10. Song Sparrow
11. American Crow* (v)
12. Prairie Warbler

Elsewhere

13. Wild Turkey
14. Herring Gull
15. Northern Cardinal (v)
16. Double-crested Cormorant
17. Osprey
18. Rock Pigeon

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