Common yellowthroat.
Had an early hike with Jack today. Spent nearly two hours wandering around all the Beech Hill trails. Lots of birds on my list—mostly heard, true, and of those seen, many had bits of food in their beaks. The first day of summer means gaping bird mouths to feed.
Veery.
You could hear faint whispery whines here and there—the voices of the hatchlings. And the adults that would pop up to scold us along the trail often made odd-sounding chucks and chips, considering their mouths were crammed full of insects. A comely little yellowthroat. A catbird. An angry, protective veery.
Lovely, lovely day. Also went out to eat with my friend Gus, had a nice bike ride, worked, and hiked Mount Battie with a bunch of other people to celebrate another friend’s birthday.
And tonight, first-of-year fireflies, right on cue.
Yep. The longest day of the year.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Red-eyed vireo** (v)
3. Black-throated green warbler (v)
4. Common yellowthroat**
5. Gray catbird**
6. Black-capped chickadee**
7. Veery
8. Eastern towhee**
9. Chestnut-sided warbler**
10. American crow*
11. Black-and-white warbler** (v)
12. Hairy woodpecker
13. American redstart**
14. Mourning dove*
15. Hermit thrush** (v)
16. Alder flycatcher (v)
17. Yellow warbler**
18. American goldfinch**
19. Black-billed cuckoo (v)
20. House finch** (v)
21. Tree swallow
22. Song sparrow**
23. Eastern phoebe**
24. Savannah sparrow
25. Rose-breasted grosbeak
26. Great crested flycatcher (v)
27. Field sparrow
28. Tufted titmouse (v)
29. Blue jay**
30. Northern cardinal** (v)
31. Eastern bluebird
32. Northern flicker
33. Brown-headed cowbird** (v)
34. Cedar waxwing
35. White-throated sparrow (v)
36. Eastern wood-pewee
37. Scarlet tanager (v)
38. Black-throated blue warbler (v)
Elsewhere
39. Herring gull
40. Broad-winged hawk (v)
41. Rock pigeon
42. House sparrow
43. European starling
44. Chipping sparrow (v)
45. Chimney swift (v)
46. Dark-eyed junco
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-billed cuckoo, black-capped chickadee, black-throated blue warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, brown-headed cowbird, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chimney swift, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, dark-eyed junco, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-throated sparrow, yellow warbler
