Sure enough rained yesterday, and overnight last night, and first thing this morning. Dog and I waited until a bit late, when rain turned to mist and fog, before heading up main trail for the second straight day.

A hike in a cloud—and the birds were lovin’ it. Nearly a dozen more species than yesterday, and a few little pods of warblers moving through the drippy trees of the wooded trail. Speaking of, as we hiked that trail, rain began to fall again. Ah, so great. We hiked for about ten minutes or so in a steady gentle rain (staying drier than we would’ve had we been hiking the open trail).

A jay and a cardinal at the end of it. And in the afternoon, more sweet rain.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:55 a.m., I hiked all trails.

1. White-breasted Nuthatch
2. Gray Catbird
3. American Crow
4. Red-eyed Vireo
5. Least Flycatcher
6. Eastern Towhee
7. Downy Woodpecker
8. Black-capped Chickadee
9. American Goldfinch
10. Cedar Waxwing
11. Red-breasted Nuthatch
12. Song Sparrow
13. Purple Finch
14. Savannah Sparrow
15. Common Yellowthroat
16. Yellow Warbler
17. Northern Flicker
18. Mourning Dove
19. Chestnut-sided Warbler
20. Yellow-rumped Warbler
21. Brown Creeper
22. Hermit Thrush
23. Eastern Wood-pewee
24. Northern Cardinal
25. Blue Jay

Elsewhere

26. Carolina Wren

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