Magnolia Warbler.
Up early. Overcast again but not as cool as yesterday, nor as windy. Quite a few bird voices at Beech Hill, but few outright sightings at first—too dim again for very photos. Lots of warbler on the list, though, as you might expect for mid-May—ten, in fact. It was a quick hike. Flushed a partridge, heard two Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.
White-breasted Nuthatch.
Did some errands, then drove to a Coastal Mountains Land Trust volunteers get-together in Camden. The sky remained clear, but the temp had dipped with the end of the day. En route, I watched a Peregrine Falcon sail off out into Rockport Harbor.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6 a.m., I hiked all trails (then, at 2 p.m, I hiked the open trail).
1. Tufted Titmouse (v)
2. Ovenbird**
3. Common Yellowthroat**
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
5. Blue-headed Vireo** (v)
6. Black-throated Green Warbler**
7. Black-and-white Warbler**
8. Eastern Towhee**
9. Veery (v)
10. American Robin*
11. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
12. Gray Catbird**
13. American Goldfinch*
14. American Redstart**
15. Black-capped Chickadee
16. Ruffed Grouse (flushed)
17. Hairy Woodpecker
18. American Crow*
19. Mourning Dove* (v)
20. Nashville Warbler** (v)
21. Brown-headed Cowbird
22. Song Sparrow**
23. Blue Jay** (v)
24. Eastern Phoebe
25. Savannah Sparrow
26. Wood Thrush (v)
27. Yellow Warbler**
28. White-throated Sparrow (v)
29. Magnolia Warbler†
30. Least Flycatcher
31. Northern Cardinal (v)
32. House Finch** (v)
33. Yellow-rumped Warbler
34. Hermit Thrush (v)
Elsewhere
35. House Sparrow
36. Herring Gull
37. White-breasted Nuthatch
38. Laughing Gull (v)
39. Double-crested Cormorant
40. Rock Pigeon
41. European Starling
42. Peregrine Falcon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown-headed cowbird, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, laughing gull, least flycatcher, magnolia warbler, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, ovenbird, peregrine falcon, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, ruffed grouse, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wood thrush, yellow warbler, yellow-rumped warbler
