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Posts Tagged ‘ree swallow’
Thursday, April 13th, 2017
 Yellow-rumped Warbler.  Northern Harrier.  Northern Flicker.  Turkey Vulture.  House Finch. First-of-year harrier at Beech Hill today. Also first-of-year Wood Frogs.
(Note: I heard my first peepers last night—although they’ve been calling for a few days now.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Goldfinch
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Tufted Titmouse
4. Northern Cardinal
5. Pileated Woodpecker
6. Eastern Phoebe
7. American Robin
8. Eastern Bluebird
9. American Crow
10. Northern Flicker
11. Song Sparrow
12. Tree Swallow
13. Turkey Vulture
14. Yellow-rumped Warbler
15. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
16. Eastern Towhee
17. Northern Harrier
18. Golden-crowned Kinglet
10. White-breasted Nuthatch
20. Purple Finch
21. Brown Creeper
Elsewhere
22. House Finch
23. Herring Gull
24. Rock Pigeon
25. European Starling
26. Ring-billed Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, brown creeper, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, golden-crowned kinglet, herring gull, house finch, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern harrier, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, ree swallow, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
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Saturday, May 24th, 2014
 Common Yellowthroat. Overcast again this early morning. Chilly. Not windy, though.
Heard and/or saw a bunch of birds but seemingly fewer migrants. Leaves are out all over the place, too, which makes for fewer photos. I did, however, manage a video of a singing Black-throated Blue Warbler somehow—an achievement that truly excited me.
I also got an audio recording of the curiously syncopated drumming of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
Drumming Sapsucker
And here are a couple more photos.
 Hairy Woodpecker, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 24 May 2014.  Chestnut-sided Warbler. 1. Red-eyed Vireo
2. Ovenbird**
3. Black-throated Green Warbler
4. Scarlet Tanager (v)
5. Common Yellowthroat**
6. Eastern Phoebe**
7. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
8. Black-and-white Warbler**
9. Veery
10. Hermit Thrush (v)
11. American Robin*
12. Eastern Towhee
13. Tufted Titmouse**
14. Northern Parula (v)
15. Gray Catbird**
16. Black-capped Chickadee
17. Mourning Dove* (v)
18. American Redstart
19. American Goldfinch
20. American Crow*
21. Herring Gull*
22. Yellow Warbler
23. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
24. Song Sparrow**
25. Tree Swallow
26. Red-breasted Nuthatch
27. House Finch
28. Alder Flycatcher (v)
29. Northern Cardinal**
30. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
31. Northern Flicker (v)
32. Hairy Woodpecker
33. Red-winged Blackbird
34. Nashville Warbler (v)
35. Field Sparrow (v)
36. White-throated Sparrow (v)
37. Black-throated Blue Warbler
38. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
39. Osprey
40. Savannah Sparrow (v)
41. Common Raven
Elsewhere
43. House Sparrow
43. European Starling
44. Laughing Gull (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, osprey, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, red-winged blackbird, ree swallow, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrowt, tufted titmouse, veery, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
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Thursday, May 8th, 2014
 Nashville Warbler. My friend and bird expert Bryan Pfeiffer posted a wonderful piece today about warblers—their allure, their magic, their ability to make birders out of nearly anyone (given the chance). Read it.
OK, now that you’ve done that, here’s my little story of this morning with Jack at Beech Hill.
 Raccoon. Sunny and chilly, but not too chilly. Breezy, but not too breezy. Right away I heard—then saw—a Blue-Headed Vireo. In short order: Ovenbird, Black-throated Green Warbler, Black-and-White Warbler. After a little while, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Parula, and my first-of-year Nashville. I even got a passable photo of the Nashville, a notoriously shy one. (It happened to zip up to a nearby branch while Jack and I were standing completely still.)
Up toward the summit, some minor drama: I noticed movement in the periphery and noticed a raccoon poking about near an old stone wall not thirty or forty feet away and right away began to take a video. It took a second or two for Jack to see it, and he growled and pulled on the leash, which got the coon’s attention, and it scrambled up a nearby tree and posed for a photo.
Ran into some friends down at the Beech Hill Road lot, and we came back up the hill together. Song and Savannah sparrows, Tree Swallows, the jazzy drumming of a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker. Still a ton of yellow-rumps moving through on one particular point on the trail.
Not as many birds as yesterday, but no less fun and inspiring.
 Yellow-rumped Warbler. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Mallard
2. Blue-headed Vireo
3. Ovenbird
4. Black-throated Green Warbler
5. Eastern Phoebe
6. Black-and-white Warbler
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. American Robin
9. Eastern Towhee
10. Veery
11. Tufted Titmouse
12. American Crow
13. Northern Flicker
14. Mourning Dove
15. American Goldfinch
16. Common Grackle
17. Common Yellowthroat
18. Northern Cardinal
19. Nashville Warbler†
20. Yellow-rumped Warbler
21. Gray Catbird
22. Tree Swallow
23. Song Sparrow
24. Field Sparrow
25. Northern Parula
26. Brown-headed Cowbird
27. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
28. Double-crested Cormorant
29. Savannah Sparrow
30. Blue Jay
31. Chipping Sparrow
32. Downy Woodpecker
33. House Finch
Elsewhere
34. Herring Gull
35. European Starling
36. House Sparrow
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, blue-headed vireo, brown-headed cowbird, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbirdt, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mallard, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern parula, ovenbird, ree swallow, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
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