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Good hike

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Chipping sparrow, Beech Hill, Rockport, Maine, 08 May 2013.

Chipping sparrow.

Had a good early morning hike with Jack today, which included the voice of a first-of-year common yellowthroat—along with other interesting sights and sounds. (There’s always something.) But it’s getting late, and we’ll be getting up early again in the morning, so…

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.

1. Eastern towhee
2. Ovenbird** (v)
3. Black-throated green warbler (v)
4. American goldfinch (v)
5. Blue jay**
6. American robin*
7. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
8. House finch** (v)
9. Black-and-white warbler**
10. Hairy woodpecker (v)
11. American crow*
12. Rose-breasted grosbeak (v)
13. Wild turkey
14. Black-capped chickadee**
15. Northern cardinal**
16. Tufted titmouse** (v)
17. Common yellowthroat† (v)
18. American woodcock
19. Song sparrow**
20. Gray catbird (v)
21. Tree swallow (v)
22. Eastern phoebe**
23. Mallard
24. Savannah sparrow
25. Field sparrow
26. Common raven
27. Nashville warbler (v)
28. Chipping sparrow**
29. Great blue heron
30. Herring gull*
31. Mourning dove*

Elsewhere

32. European starling
33. Rock pigeon
34. House sparrow (v)
35. Osprey

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird

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