Savannah sparrow.
Hot day. Muggy, too. Worked at my desk in front of a fan until mid-afternoon, when I drove up to meet some friends for swimming where the Ducktrap meets the sea. The water was just perfect. Have really missed swimming. At one point, a bald eagle flew over.
Song sparrow.
Later, I hiked Beech Hill with Jack. Really hot up there. And muggy. And full of sparrows. Savannah sparrows, song sparrows, field sparrows, chipping sparrows—all flitting and bouncing around, chipping and feinting and working hard to keep us away from the young-uns.
Only hiked the open trail but came back, sweaty, with quite a few species on my list.
Tonight will be a warm one, but that’s all right. We got fans.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Tufted titmouse** (v)
2. Black-capped chickadee (v)
3. Veery (v)
4. Red-eyed vireo** (v)
5. Eastern phoebe
6. Chestnut-sided warbler (v)
7. Eastern towhee
8. Common yellowthroat
9. Chipping sparrow
10. Gray catbird** (v)
11. American bluebird
12. Cedar waxwing
13. American robin** (v)
14. American goldfinch (v)
15. Field sparrow
16. Savannah sparrow
17. Song sparrow**
18. Yellow warbler (v)
19. Alder flycatcher (v)
20. American crow* (v)
21. Downy woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
22. Herring gull
23. Double-crested cormorant
24. Rock pigeon
25. Bald eagle
26. Mourning dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, bald eagle, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
