I got my best photo of a Yellow Warbler this morning. I’ve been spotting the same bird, singing in the same birch tree, for weeks. Never could pin it down.
But this third foggy morning in a row, soon after I discovered that the cloud had burned away about half-way up the hill, I stood and waited and got just the glimpse I’ve been looking for.
Hey, little birdie.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
What a lovely hike this morning. Overcast, partly sun, splash of sun, overcast. Multiple woodpeckers (including a sapsucker), pregnant doe browsing in daylight, raven carrying an egg. One of my favorite little collection of natural goings on.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Northern Cardinal (v) 2. Red-eyed Vireo** 3. Tufted Titmouse (v) 4. Ovenbird** (v) 5. Chestnut-sided Warbler** 6. American Redstart (v) 7. Veery (v) 8. Common Yellowthroat** 9. Eastern Wood-pewee (v) 10. Eastern Towhee 11. Brown-headed Cowbird (v) 12. Blue Jay (v) 13. Field Sparrow 14. Gray Catbird** 15. Pileated Woodpecker 16. Yellow Warbler (v) 17. Eastern Phoebe* 18. Tree Swallow 19. American Goldfinch 20. Alder Flycatcher 21. American Crow* 22. Cedar Waxwing 23. Common Raven 24. Chipping Sparrow* 25. Hermit Thrush 26. Black-and-white Warbler (v) 27. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 28. Black-capped Chickadee (v) 29. Yellow-bellied Sapucker 30. American Robin (v) 31. Least Flycatcher (v) 32. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
33. House Finch 34. Herring Gull
v = Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere
As June commences, the resident birds begin to hunker down. First arrivals are all about attracting mates and establishing territory. By now, though, birds have begun creating nests, sitting on eggs, even feeding nestlings. Thus, not so vocal or willing to show themselves.
Still, persistence pays off.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
