Yellow-rumped warbler.

Dog and I had been hiking the open Beech Hill trail for weeks—until yesterday, when I decided to hit all trails, including the lovely, tangly, ticky wooded trails. Enjoyed it so much we did it again today (albeit a lot later in the day).

Sundown.

No exotic migrants or anything—although I did get a glimpse of a crow being dive-bombed by a smaller bird, although I didn’t see what that smaller bird was—but the wooded trails again yielded some interest. Again it started with the voice of a pewee. Again we stood in the woods as I scanned the canopy. Again I saw black-and-white warblers and heard nuthatches and got a glimpse of a pewee. No vireos today, though, for some reason.

One interesting switch: heard the chip note of a white-throat as we returned from the bottomlands.

The air is getting chilly. I wore long sleeves today. Closed a couple more windows this evening.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked all trails

1. Black-capped chickadee
2. American crow*
3. Blue jay**
4. Northern flicker
5. Cedar waxwing
6. Common raven (v)
7. Yellow-rumped warbler
8. Song sparrow (v)
9. Eastern wood-pewee
10. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
11. Black-and-white warbler
12. Common yellowthroat
13. White-throated sparrow (v)

Elsewhere

14. Herring gull
15. Rock pigeon
16. European starling (v)
17. American robin

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere