Alder Flycatcher.
I think my favorite bird song is that of the Eastern Wood-pewee. Just something wistful and lonesome and pensive, like old memories of summer when you were a kid. Or something. Anyway, I was lucky enough to get a video of a singing pewee this morning. One cool thing about it is a couple of ravens were going nuts vocally not that far away, and you can hear their croaking. Also Ovenbirds (of course).
Otherwise, not as many birds today—but a surprisingly good look at an Alder Flycatcher (they were all over the hill today). And I also got a video of a singing Common Yellowthroat. Which, by the way, I sacrificed a mosquito bite on the back of my hand to snag.
A lovely afternoon. Rode sixteen miles on my bike, heard more birds A nice cool evening out there just now.
No doubt more fun tomorrow.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 6:45 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Ovenbird**
2. Red-eyed Vireo**
3. Chestnut-sided Warbler
4. Tufted Titmouse (v)
5. American Robin*
6. Black-throated Green Warbler** (v)
7. Great Crested Flycatcher (v)
8. Eastern Towhee
9. Common Yellowthroat**
10. Veery**
11. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
12. Gray Catbird**
13. Blue Jay
14. American Goldfinch (v)
15. American Redstart**
16. Nashville Warbler
17. Alder Flycatcher
18. Black-capped chickadee**
19. Northern Flicker
20. Yellow Warbler**
21. Downy Woodpecker
22. Song Sparrow**
23. Chipping Sparrow**
24. Savannah Sparrow
25. Eastern Phoebe**
26. Wild Turkey (v)
27. Northern Cardinal*
28. Brown-headed Cowbird
29. Field Sparrow (v)
30. Hermit Thrush (v)
31. Tree Swallow
32. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (drumming)
33. Eastern Wood-pewee**
34. Common Raven
Elsewhere
35. Herring Gull
36. House Finch
37. House Sparrow
38. European Starling
39. Cedar Waxwing
40. Mourning Dove
41. Red-winged Blackbird
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, European starling, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, red-winged blackbird, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, wild turkey, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
