Alder Flycatcher.
Busy at work. Dim in the morning, but the sun came out, and clouds flew by, and by mid-afternoon Jack and I finally broke away and headed for Beech Hill. The wind was so strong, and the foliage so suddenly thick, and the local residents so intent on mowing and weed-whacking their lawns, that I could hear shit. However, I still did manage to count a few species of birds.
Beech Nut.
Only one allowed me a decent photo: an Alder Flycatcher emitting an alarm peep! from a thicket just over the summit. All others were hiding out as the sun went in and out and the clouds sailed by.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Redstart** (v)
2. Eastern Towhee (v)
3. American Robin*
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Common Yellowthroat**
6. Alder Flycatcher
7. Field Sparrow (v)
8. White-throated Sparrow (v)
9. Blue Jay (v)
10. Gray Catbird** (v)
11. Song Sparrow**
12. Yellow Warbler** (v)
13. Chestnut-sided Warbler
14. Ovenbird** (v)
Elsewhere
15. American Crow
16. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
17. Herring Gull
18. Mourning Dove
19. House Sparrow
20. Common Grackle
21. European Starling
22. Double-crested Cormorant
23. Wild Turkey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, common grackle, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern towhee, European starling, field sparrow, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, ovenbird, ray catbird, song sparrow, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow warbler
