Flushed two woodcock this sunny morning. Flushed one of them twice. All three times I hunted carefully for youngsters but didn’t see any—although I didn’t want to pester the woodcock families too much.
Also saw my first Beech Hill Bobolink in at least three years. Also, somehow, ended up with thirty-three species on today’s list.
Later today there came a couple of thundershowers, which was fun.
More fun tomorrow.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail—and then some.
1. Eastern Bluebird 2. Blue Jay** 3. American Goldfinch 4. Veery (v) 5. American Woodcock 6. Chipping Sparrow* 7. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v) 8. American Crow* 9. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v) 10. Alder Flycatcher 11. Ovenbird (v) 12. Tree Swallow 13. Eastern Towhee 14. Song Sparrow** 15. Field Sparrow (v) 16. Savannah Sparrow 17. Nashville Warbler (v) 18. Gray Catbird** (v) 19. Common Yellowthroat (v) 20. Eastern Phoebe* 21. Cedar Waxwing 22. Red-eyed Vireo** (v) 23. Eastern Wood-pewee (v) 24. Hermit Thrush (v) 25. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 26. Black-throated Blue Warbler (v) 27. Black-capped Chickadee** 28. Bobolink 29. Herring Gull* 30. Great Crested Flycatcher (v) 31. Mourning Dove* (v) 32. Northern Cardinal** (v) 33. American Redstart (v) 34. American Robin*
Elsewhere
35. Mallard 36. European Starling
v = Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere
Fog first thing, a deep overcast. Birds weren’t talking much, but neither were they silent. Heard an alternate cuckoo call up in the area where I nabbed a photo of one the other day. Got a photo of a yellowthroat.
A low-key but inspiring morning.
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo 2. Ovenbird (v) 3. American Redstart (v) 4. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 5. Chestnut-sided Warbler** 6. Common Yellowthroat** 7. Veery 8. Eastern Wood-pewee (v) 9. Black-capped Chickadee (v) 10. Eastern Towhee (v) 11. Gray Catbird 12. Black-and-white Warbler (v) 13. Nashville Warbler (v) 14. American Crow* 15. Northern Flicker 16. American Goldfinch** 17. Alder Flycatcher 18. Field Sparrow (v) 19. Song Sparrow* 20. Yellow Warbler 21. Great Crested Flycatcher (v) 22. Tree Swallow 23. Eastern Phoebe (v) 24. Chipping Sparrow (v) 25. American Robin* 26. Black-billed Cuckoo (v) 27. Tufted Titmouse (v) 28. Hermit Thrush (v) 29. Black-throated Blue Warbler 30. Least Flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
31. Mourning Dove 32. Herring Gull 33. European Starling 34. Rock Pigeon 35. House Sparrow 36. Blue Jay (v)
v = Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere
First t-shirt day of the year, mosquitos be damned! A nice, warm, sunny morning with temperatures in the 70s (F). Birds were quiet (nesting) but active (food). Got a few photos. Woo-hoo!
Beech Hill List Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
Fun morning, Mostly sun, lots of safety gear And plenty of birds int the fringes. You have to work for an ID at this time of year, in this ecosystem, but I’ll just look forwar to trying.
1. Northern Cardinal** (v) 2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v) 3. Black-throated Green Warbler (v) 4. Common Yellowthroat** 5. American Goldfinch (V) 6. Tufted Titmouse (v) 7. American Redstart (v) 8. Hermit Thrush (v) 9. Black-and-white warbler 10. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v) 11. Pileated Woodpecker (v) 12. Veery** 13. Gray Catbird (v) 14. Eastern Towhee88 (v) 15. Eastern Wood-pewee 16. Alder Flycatcher 17. Nashville Warbler (v) 18. Song Sparrow** 19. Eastern Phoebe* 20. Tree Swallow 21. Field Sparrow (v) 22. Great Crested Flycatcher** 23. American Crow* 24. Common Raven (v) 25. Savannah Sparrow 26. Ovenbird** 27. Scarlet Tanager (v) 28. Least Flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
29. House Finch (v) 30. Chipping Sparrow 31. Herring Gull
v = Voice only *Also elsewhere **Voice only elsewhere
Bird Report is an intermittent record of what's outside my window in Rockport, Maine, USA (44°08'N latitude, 69°06'W longitude), and vicinity. —Brian Willson
