Black-throated green warbler.
Was raining pretty hard early, so Jack and I didn’t make it up to Beech Hill until late. Nice and foggy by then. And plenty birdy, too—considering the low visibility. In fact, I got pretty good looks at many birds I usually don’t see: raven (flying low over the canopy), black-throated green warbler (foraging low in a spruce), Nashville warbler (usually wary, but perhaps unaware because of the fog).
Got frustrated when the b-tg flitted close, because of my camera’s funky auto-focus. (Might otherwise have had some excellent shots.) Did hear a first-of-year Wilson’s warbler down in the wooded section. Heard the same yellowthroat as yesterday. (Soon they’ll be all over the hill.)
Otherwise, a busy ol’ day—one that was improved by a two-hour hike in the middle of it.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 10:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Eastern towhee
2. Black-throated green warbler
3. Ovenbird
4. Hairy woodpecker
5. American goldfinch
6. American robin
7. Rose-breasted grosbeak
8. Blue jay
9. Common raven
10. Black-capped chickadee
11. Black-and-white warbler
12. Common yellowthroat
13. Mourning dove
14. Hermit thrush
15. American crow
16. Herring gull
17. Song sparrow
18. Eastern phoebe
19. Savannah sparrow
20. Nashville warbler
21. Tufted titmouse
22. Wild turkey
23. Field sparrow
24. Brown-headed cowbird
25. Northern flicker
26. Blue-headed vireo
27. Wilson’s warbler†
28. Yellow-rumped warbler
29. White-breasted nuthatch
30. Broad-winged hawk
Elsewhere
31. House finch
32. Northern cardinal
33. European starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, broad-winged hawk, brown-headed cowbird, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, Wilson's warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
