Cooler than yesterday, with a bit of a disadvantageous (northerly, westerly) breeze, but still the birds arrived. More species on my list today than on any other day this year.

Notable were first-of-year Blackburnian Warbler and Common Yellowthroat. Also had a random kinglet, a kestrel dining on a snake, and only a single crow. But the warblers were stars on this sunny spring day.

Eight warbler species showed up this morning (including the firsts-of-year above), each singing its distinctive spring song. Just lovely.

I do hope they turn up again tomorrow, when I lead my first Beech Hill bird walk in a while.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:13 a.m. real time (7:13 DST), I hiked all trails.

1. American Robin (v)
2. Eastern Phoebe*
3. Black-throated Green Warbler**
4. Black-and-white Warbler**
5. Blue Jay** (v)
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Ovenbird
8. American Goldfinch**
9. Downy Woodpecker (v)
10. Chestnut-sided Warbler
11. Purple Finch
12. Black-capped Chickadee**
13. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
14. Northern Cardinal* (v)
15. Yellow-rumped Warbler
16. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
17. White-throated Sparrow**
18. Northern Parula (v)
19. Blue-headed Vireo
20. Common Loon (v)
21. Ruffed Grouse (drumming)
22. Gray Catbird (v)
23. Northern Flicker (v)
24. Chipping Sparrow**
25. Tree Swallow
26. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
27. Field Sparrow (v)
28. Song Sparrow**
29. American Kestrel
30. Savannah Sparrow
31. Herring Gull* (v)
32. Blackburnian Warbler†
33. Turkey Vulture
34. Eastern Bluebird
35. Common Yellowthroat† (v)
36. American Crow*
37. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
38. Tufted Titmouse (v)

Elsewhere

37. Wild Turkey
38. Mallard

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