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Posts Tagged ‘ruby throated kinglet’
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018
 Yellow-rumped Warbler, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 14 November 2018. Twenties (F) this morning, with a wind gusting to about 30 miles an hour. Bundled up in outside-in-winter attire and headed up the lonesome hill with Jack. Bright sun. More birds than I expected—including a flock of Snow Buntings and a yellow-rump that led me on a chase.
Caught up with it, though.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. Yellow-rumped Warbler
3. Northern Flicker (v)
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Eastern Bluebird
6. Dark-eyed Junco
7. American Goldfinch (v)
8. Ruby-throated Kinglet (v)
9. Snow Bunting
Elsewhere
10. Hairy Woodpecker (v)
11. American Robin
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, eastern bluebird, hairy woodpecker, northern flicker, ruby throated kinglet, snow bunting, yellow-rumped warbler
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2015
 Yellow-rumped Warbler. We must be under a high-pressure system here on the 44th parallel, ’cause I should’ve worn shorts and sandals on my midday hike at Beech Hill with Jack today. Also, butterflies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and other late-summer insects were flitting and fluttering all over the place. Plus, we came upon a sphinx caterpillar.
 Sphinx caterpillar. Another kind of pressure is on, meantime: I have to find a place to live in about three weeks. Looked at a couple of promising places today—very different, but both nice. Ch-ch-ch-changes.
We shall see.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Robin (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Yellow-rumped Warbler
4. American Goldfinch (v)
5. Eastern Towhee (v)
6. American Crow*
7. Ruby-throated Kinglet (v)
8. Blue Jay** (v)
Elsewhere
9. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Herring Gull
11. Rock Pigeon
12. Eastern Phoebe
13. House Sparrow
14. Dark-eyed Junco
15. Wild turkey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, dark-eyed junco, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, herring gull, house sparrow, rock pigeon, ruby throated kinglet, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
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Sunday, April 21st, 2013
 Crown and raven. Up on on the hill early today. A cloudless, chilly morning. Birds awaited.
I recorded the most daily species all year, in fact—including a number of first-of-year birds (including ruby-throated kinglet, field sparrow, and Savannah sparrow). Heard a couple of birds I didn’t recognize, too, so probably the total exceeded the thirty-two on my list. Migrants flooding northward, their songs are ringing down the barren hillsides, that familiar spring excitement.
Yellow-rumps flitting through. A kestrel on the sod roof of Beech Nut. But the most excitement came after I heard the croak of a raven and looked up to see the big black bird being harassed by a smaller black crow. Several times I’ve watched ravens fly upside-down, but it never ceases to amaze.
Chilly and starry tonight.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. American robin* (v)
2. Hermit thrush
3. Eastern phoebe**
4. Black-capped chickadee**
5. Wild turkey (v)
6. White-breasted nuthatch** (v)
7. Ruffed grouse (booming)
8. American crow*
9. Eastern towhee (v)
10. Northern flicker
11. Mourning dove* (v)
12. Yellow-rumped warbler
13. Ruby-throated kinglet†
14. Song sparrow**
15. Blue jay** (v)
16. American kestrel
17. Tufted titmouse** (v)
18. Field sparrow†
19. Greater yellowlegs (v)
20. American goldfinch** (v)
21. Tree swallow (v)
22. White-throated sparrow (v)
23. Downy woodpecker (v)
24. Dark-eyed junco (v)
25. Northern cardinal** (v)
26. Common raven
27. Savannah sparrow†
28. Turkey vulture
29. Golden-crowned kinglet (v)
30. Herring gull* (v)
31. Hairy woodpecker (v)
32. Broad-winged hawk (v)
Elsewhere
33. House finch (v)
34. European starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American kestrel, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, common raven, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, golden-crowned kinglet, greater yellowlegs, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ruby throated kinglet, ruffed grouse, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
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