Eastern Phoebe.

After such a great birding hike yesterday, I was so eager to get going this morning that I forgot to put on my hiking boots. For the first time ever. Ended up wearing socks and sandals. How embarrassing. (At least I only had to pluck one tick off me—and only a couple off Jack.)

Cedar Waxwing.

Not as crazy this morning, but still fun. Jack and I ran into a birding friend on the hill. Got a first-of-year Pine Warbler. Got a little video of a robin murdering a worm (which I’ll try to post later).

All in all, a lovely morning.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.

1. Wood Thrush (v)
2. Ovenbird** (v)
3. Red-eyed Vireo
4. Veery
5. Black-throated Green Warbler
6. American Redstart**
7. American Robin
8. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
9. Hermit Thrush (v)
10. American Crow*
11. Chipping Sparrow**
12. Common Yellowthroat
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Chestnut-sided Warbler
15. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
16. Gray Catbird**
17. Black-and-white Warbler
18. American Goldfinch (v)
19. Yellow Warbler (v)
20. Alder Flycatcher (v)
21. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
22. Song Sparrow*
23. Cedar Waxwing
24. Eastern Phoebe*
25. Field Sparrow
26. Mourning Dove* (v)
27. Turkey Vulture
28. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
29. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
30. Common Raven
31. Pine Warbler† (v)
32. Scarlet Tanager (v)
33. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
34. Blackpoll Warbler (v)
35. Least Flycatcher (v)
36. Downy Woodpecker

Elsewhere

37. European Starling
38. Herring Gull
39. Osprey
40. Northern Cardinal

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird

Field Sparrow.