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Posts Tagged ‘gray catbirdv’
Friday, May 13th, 2016
 American Redstart. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Black-throated Green Warbler
2. Ovenbird
3. American Goldfinch*
4. Common Yellowthroat
5. Blue Jay* (v)
6. Black-capped Chickadee**
7. Tufted Titmouse* (v)
8. Blue-headed Vireo** (v)
9. Blackpoll Warbler† (v)
10. American Crow*
11. Gray Catbird**
12. Veery (v)
13. Downy Woodpecker* (v)
14. Black-and-white Warbler*
15. Chestnut-sided Warbler
16. Mourning Dove*
17. Eastern Towhee
18. Nashville Warbler** (v)
19. Yellow-rumped Warbler*
20. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
21. White-throated Sparrow (v)
22. Wood Thrush (v)
23. Tree Swallow
24. Song Sparrow**
25. Yellow Warbler (v)
26. Northern Flicker (v)
27. Field Sparrow (v)
28. Eastern Phoebe*
29. Common Loon
30. Turkey Vulture
31. House Sparrow (v)
32. Northern Cardinal* (v)
33. American Robin*
34. Chipping Sparrow**
35. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
36. American Redstart
37. Northern Parula (v)
38. Herring Gull*
39. Savannah Sparrow
40. Purple Finch
41. Hairy Woodpecker
42. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
43. European Starling
44. Mallard
45. Great Blue Heron
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common loon, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbirdv, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-throated sparrow, wood thrush, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
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Monday, June 22nd, 2015
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (female). Never mind the early coolness and cloudiness, this day had the feel of summer. And when the sun emerged late in the day, it made for a great early evening hike with that dog of mine.
 Summer bay. Coming around to the sapsucker grove, we ran into some folks coming down. So I introduced them to the female. They were duly impressed. Damn, I get a kick out of that. Is it wrong that I get such a kick out of that?
Elsewhere on the hill, up and down, were other species. Mostly voices today, but that’s all right.
The hillsides were fields of cloud-dappled sun.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. Eastern Towhee
3. American Redstart**
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
5. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
6. American Goldfinch
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Black-and-white Warbler
9. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
10. Song Sparrow**
11. Chipping Sparrow (v)
12. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
13. Savannah Sparrow
14. Gray Catbird* (v)
15. Veery (v)
16. American Robin (v)
17. Purple Finch (v)
18. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
19. Mourning Dove (v)
20. Northern Cardinal (v)
21. Eastern Phoebe** (v)
Elsewhere
22. American Crow
23. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbirdv, mourning dove, northern cardinal, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
 Bobolink. Ah, sunshine. It had been a while.
Warmed up, too. Took a nice, sweaty bike ride, then headed up to Beech Hill with Jack.
 American redstart. Lots of birds. Not only the usual resident species, but a couple interesting, somewhat less common ones. Like the broad-winged hawk calling down in the lower woods; like the usually quiet nuthatch; like the usually shy flicker; like the bobolink. Had not seen a bobolink up there in a couple-three years, I bet. Then, as I talked with a couple of tourists at Beech Nut, pointing out the Savannah sparrow perched on the rock porch wall, a pair of bobolinks landed about thirty or forty yards beyond the sparrow. The male perched in a small clump of greenery and began to sing.
Earlier, incidentally, while out cycling, I spotted another broad-winged hawk as it sailed slowly over Route 1. It looked like it was carrying something like a chipmunk or a turkey chick.
I guess it’s that eat or be eaten time of year.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:30 p.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed vireo**
2. Black-throated green warbler (v)
3. Ovenbird**
4. Eastern phoebe**
5. Chestnut-sided warbler**
6. Gray catbird**
7. Veery (v)
8. Common yellowthroat**
9. Eastern wood-pewee (v)
10. Black-capped chickadee (v)
11. Tufted titmouse** (v)
12. American goldfinch** (v)
13. Scarlet tanager (v)
14. Hermit thrush (v)
15. Northern flicker
16. American robin**
17. Broad-winged hawk* (v)
18. Eastern towhee
19. Field sparrow (v)
20. Alder flycatcher
21. Savannah sparrow
22. American crow* (v)
23. Yellow warbler** (v)
24. Song sparrow**
25. Mourning dove*
26. American redstart**
27. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
28. Chipping sparrow (v)
29. Black-and-white warbler (v)
30. Cedar waxwing**
31. Herring gull*
32. Bobolink‡
33. Great crested flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
34. Rock pigeon
35. Laughing gull (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
‡First-of-year bird
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, bobolink, broad-winged hawk, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbirdv, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, laughing gull, mourning dove, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
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