Had no Hermit Thrushes on my hike with dog yesterday, but I did today. And like many (most?) thrushes will do, this bird was hopping up the trail in front of us, pausing to glean tiny bits of food from the ground or grass.

Robins are here, too, of course (mostly singing in the trees at the summit), but no Veeries yet, or Wood Thrushes. Might even get a Swainson’s Thrush at some point. And at the summit are their smaller cousin, bluebirds. But I do look forward to their arrival here each spring, these shy, unassuming, but super-talented songsters in the trees.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.

1. Ovenbird (v)
2. Black-and-white Warbler
3. American Goldfinch
4. Northern Flicker (v)
5. American Crow*
6. Black-capped Chickadee*
7. Eastern Towhee
8. Herring Gull* (v)
9. Blue Jay (v)
10. Northern Parula (v)
11. Mourning Dove*
12. Tufted Titmouse (v)
13. Hairy woodpecker
14. Hermit Thrush
15. Yellow-rumped Warbler
16. Song Sparrow
17. American Robin
18. Tree Swallow
19. Northern Cardinal** (v)
20. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
21. Eastern Phoebe*
22. Savannah Sparrow
23. Downy Woodpecker (v)
24. Eastern Bluebird
25. Turkey Vulture
26. Black-throated Green Warbler
27. Red-breasted Nuthatch
28. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
29. White-breasted Nuthatch

Elsewhere

30. Mallard
31. European Starling

Mammals

Gray Squirrel

(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year