Common Whitetail.

They show up in deep summer. They enliven the landscape. They catch the attention of the man who’s usually obsessed with counting birds. I refer, of course, to dragonflies, butterflies, and the like—colorful, conspicuous flying insects.

Chestnut-sided Warbler.

This past week has been fairly rich in Monarchs. Very rich in dragonflies, including Halloween Pennant, Black Saddlebags, Common Whitetail.

The wild birds, meantime, are distracted still by feeding all their youngsters. They’re inconspicuously everywhere.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Chestnut-sided Warbler
2. American Robin*
3. Chipping Sparrow* (v)
4. American Goldfinch**
5. White-throated Sparrow (v)
6. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
7. Eastern Towhee**
8. Hermit Thrush (v)
9. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
10. Alder Flycatcher (v)
11. Common Yellowthroat
12. American Crow*
13. Cedar Waxwing
14. Gray Catbird**
15. Song Sparrow
16. Tufted Titmouse (v)
17. Northern Cardinal** (v)
18. Yellow Warbler (v)
19. Savannah Sparrow
20. Eastern Phoebe
21. Purple Finch (v)
22. Red-breasted Nuthatch
23. Veery (v)
24. Field Sparrow (v)

Elsewhere

25. Rock Pigeon
26. Herring Gull

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere