Savannah sparrow.
Another wet day, much like yesterday. A little warmer, perhaps, and a little lighter rain. And a few more birds than when Jack and I had last hiked Beech Hill exactly twenty-four hours before.
American redstart.
Heard a titmouse and a cardinal right away, and three dueling redstarts continue to sing just beyond parking lot. Two kinds of sparrow—three, if you count towhee. A few singing warblers. Couple of flycatchers. Soon after we started back down the hill, I somehow conjured up a flicker. Not sure how I did it, but I got to thinking what other bird I might see, and a flicker popped into my head, and at that moment, one jumped up from somewhere and flew down the southeastern slope.
Sure has been a rainy spring.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Tufted titmouse (v)
2. Northern cardinal (v)
3. Ovenbird** (v)
4. Song sparrow**
5. American redstart**
6. Eastern towhee
7. American robin*
8. Black-capped chickadee (v)
9. Red-eyed vireo (v)
10. American crow*
11. Chestnut-sided warbler (v)
12. Yellow warbler (v)
13. Gray catbird (v)
14. Savannah sparrow
15. Eastern phoebe**
16. Common yellowthroat**
17. Alder flycatcher (v)
18. Northern flicker
Elsewhere
20. House finch
21. Herring gull
22. Double-crested cormorant
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthraot, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow warbler
