
A morning much like yesterday’s, only a mite cooler and not quite as much wind. Nor quite as many bird species—but close!
First-of-year bird: Carolina Wren singing down by the wooded trailhead. Other encounters of note: five woodpecker species, mating bluebirds, an active Tree Swallow, a grouse that might’ve had chicks, an Osprey with a fish, a white-tail bounding through the woods.
The landscape has dried up a lot lately—alarmingly so. No deer ticks, true, but not as much water as there should be. However, rain is in the forecast for the days ahead.
As are many more first-of-year species.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:27 a.m. real time (7:27 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. American Robin*
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Hairy Woodpecker
4. Brown Creeper (v)
5. Eastern Phoebe**
6. Carolina Wren (v)
7. American Goldfinch (v)
8. American Crow*
9. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
10. Northern Cardinal** (v)
11. Red-winged Blackbird
12. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (v)
13. Hermit Thrush
14. Wild Turkey*
15. House Finch (v)
16. Northern Flicker (v)
17. Brown-headed Cowbird
18. Song Sparrow** (v)
19. Yellow-rumped Warbler
20. Field Sparrow
21. Eastern Bluebird
22. Chipping Sparrow
23. Osprey
24. Purple Finch (v)
25. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
26. Mourning Dove (v)
27. Downy Woodpecker (v)
28. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
29. Tree Swallow
30. Ruffed Grouse
Mammals
White-tailed Deer
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year