29 May 2023

Posts Tagged ‘dark-eyed junco’

Spring, Cont’d.

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
Chestnut-sided Warbler (preening), Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 17 May 2023.
Chestnut-sided Warbler (preening).

Another lovely spring day, but cooler, and with a lot of sunshine. Thought I’d have lot fewer species on my list this morning than I ended up with—a nice mix. First-of-year bird (which I didn’t confirm until I downloaded a blurry photo of it): Magnolia Warbler.

The few showers forecast for last night left no trace (if in fact they fell). The trails were drier than they’ve been for many weeks, seemed like. Territorial Ovenbirds were chasing each other though the woods. And had another random junco.

Now we wait for flycatchers, wood-pewee, and several other late nesters. Fun time of year.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:20 a.m. sun time (7:20 DST), I hiked all trails.

1. Ovenbird**
2. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
6. Gray Catbird
7. Blue Jay (v)
8. Eastern Towhee**
9. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
10. Tufted Titmouse (v)
11. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
12. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
13. Veery
14. Nashville Warbler (v)
15. American Crow*
16. Field Sparrow (v)
17. Chipping Sparrow
18. Song Sparrow**
19. Common Yellowthroat (v)
20. White-throated Sparrow
21. American Redstart
22. American Robin*
23. Dark-eyed Junco
24. Eastern Bluebird
25. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
26. Broad-winged Hawk
27. Turkey Vulture
28. Northern Cardinal** (v)
29. Magnolia Warbler†
30. Black-throated Blue Warbler
31. Northern Parula (v)
32. Yellow Warbler (v)
33. Red-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
34. Eastern Phoebe (v)

Elsewhere

35. Wild Turkey
36. Pine Warbler (v)

Reptiles

Red-bellied Snake

(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

†First-of-year

Overcast

Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
Scarlet Tanager (male), Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 16 May 2023.
Scarlet Tanager (male).

A wonderfully overcast day. I love sunny days, of course, and snowy winter days, and days of every other kind of skies—but every so often comes a special overcast that seems to me protective, like a blanket. This was one of those.

What’s more, lots of birds—including a couple of firsts-of-year: Red-eyed Vireo and Great Crested Flycatcher. (Also a two firsts elsewhere.) And plenty of other resident species have yet to arrive, which makes for the certainty of near-future excitement.

Also had the honor of holding a Red-bellied Snake, for a moment, gently. The snake was another first of year.

The trails were dry this morning for the first time in a while, but a few overnight rain showers are forecast, then sun tomorrow. Already imagining what sort of day it’ll be.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:18 a.m. sun time (7:18 DST), I hiked all trails.

1. Ovenbird**
2. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
3. American Goldfinch** (v)
4. Black-and-white Warbler** (v)
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
6. Scarlet Tanager
7. Gray Catbird**
8. Blue Jay** (v)
9. Eastern Towhee**
10. Wood Thrush (v)
11. Black-capped Chickadee**
12. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
13. Red-eyed Vireo†
14. Eastern Phoebe (v)
15. Veery (v)
16. Nashville Warbler (v)
17. American Crow*
18. Field Sparrow (v)
19. Northern Parula (v)
20. Chipping Sparrow
21. Song Sparrow*
22. Common Yellowthroat**
23. Eastern Bluebird
24. Yellow Warbler** (v)
25. White-breasted Nuthatch**
26. Hairy Woodpecker
27. Mourning Dove* (v)
28. American Robin*
29. Brown-headed Cowbird
30. Hermit Thrush (v)
31. Northern Cardinal** (v)
32. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
33. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v)
34. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
35. Great Crested Flycatcher† (v)
36. Wild Turkey (v)
37. Dark-eyed Junco

Elsewhere

38. Herring Gull
39. House Sparrow
40. House Finch
41. Laughing Gull†
42. Ruby-throated Hummingbird†
43. European Starling
44. Osprey
45. Canada Goose

Reptiles

Red-bellied Snake

(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

†First-of-year

Bluebird Day

Friday, April 28th, 2023
Eastern Bluebird (male), Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 28 April 2023.
Eastern Bluebird (male).

The sky was clear and blue when dog and I arrived at the main trailhead parking lot. We met friends (human and dog) for this hike, and it was an amazing morning.

Not only sociable, but full of late-April birds.

Most notable might’ve been the Winter Wren singing down along the lower wooded trail. Or perhaps the raven flying over with what appeard to be a mouse or vole in its beak. Or the swallows, bluebirds, sparrow species, drumming woodpecker.

Most memorable to me now, hours later, was the blue, blue morning sky.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:01 a.m. real time (8:01 DST), I hiked most trails.

1. Northern Cardinal** (v)
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
5. American Robin
6. Chipping Sparrow
7. Song Sparrow**
8. American Crow*
9. American Goldfinch (v)
10. Herring Gull*
11. Eastern Bluebird
12. Field Sparrow
13. Turkey Vulture
14. Eastern Towhee**
15. Tree Swallow
16. Common Raven
17. Savannah Sparrow
18. Eastern Phoebe
19. Yellow-rumped Warbler
20. Dark-eyed Junco
21. Pine Warbler (v)
22. Winter Wren (v)
23. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
24. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)

Elsewhere

25. Mourning Dove

(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

†First-of-year

 
Bird Report is a (sometimes intermittent) record of the birds I encounter while hiking, see while driving, or spy outside my window. —Brian Willson



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