Dark trail.
Rained all day. Not a torrent, but a steady soaking. Still drizzling at the end of it when Jack and I hit the wooded Beech Hill trails. Didn’t so much as hear a bird until we’d hiked about five minutes: chickadee. Got a glimpse of a chestnut-sided warbler high in the canopy—and that was it for sightings. However, I did hear voices, near and far.
Redstart, robin, crow. When the wind picked up, I had to duck over my camera, because it began to rain from the trees.
Ovenbird, towhee, yellow warbler. The yellow was calling very near us as we got to the dripping upper fields, but it stayed well hidden. Also heard yellowthroats, a catbird, and a song sparrow up there.
Returning, I heard a black-throated green warbler, a pewee, a goldfinch, and the first red-eyed vireo of our hike. Odd. I guess vireos don’t like singing in the rain.
On the way home, though, I got a glimpse of a big ol’ pileated woodpecker flapping across the road in front of us. Nice.
Still drippy out back this evening. Tomorrow will come sun—and more voices.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:15 p.m., I hiked the wooded trails.
1. Black-capped chickadee (v)
2. Chestnut-sided warbler*
3. American redstart* (v)
4. American crow* (v)
5. Ovenbird (v)
6. Eastern towhee (v)
7. Yellow warbler* (v)
8. Gray catbird* (v)
9. Common yellowthroat* (v)
10. Song sparrow* (v)
11. American robin (v)
12. Black-throated green warbler (v)
13. Red-eyed vireo (v)
14. American goldfinch (v)
15. Eastern wood-pewee (v)
16. Veery (v)
Elsewhere
17. House finch (v)
18. Herring gull
19. Rock pigeon
20. Mallard
21. Pileated woodpecker
22. Hermit thrush (v)
23. European starling (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, mallard, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, veery, yellow warbler
