Eastern Towhee.
Rain this morning, and rather chilly. Clearing and warmer in afternoon.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
Ascending Beech Hill with dog, I got a good look at a fledgling Common Yellowthroat. Its siblings and parents were flitting about in the thicket nearby. I also spotted a little family of Yellow Warblers—both parents feeding two or three youngsters. A few steps later, pecking at stuff in the middle of the trail up ahead, were three young Song Sparrows, which zipped away as Jack and I got near.
Towhees singing, Herring Gulls winging, a young crow whining loudly in the distance.
Back at the parking lot, we encountered two juvenile sapsuckers, a male and a female, tapping quietly at the same old drill holes. (When the woodpeckers aren’t there, the holes are swarming with flies and/or bees and/or a butterfly or two.) I got a photo of the male.
A cool and starry night out there tonight.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Eastern Towhee
2. American Goldfinch
3. American Robin
4. Red-eyed Vireo**
5. Cedar Waxwing**
6. Common Yellowthroat**
7. Yellow Warbler
8. Song Sparrow**
9. American Crow*
10. Savannah Sparrow
11. Herring Gull*
12. Field Sparrow (v)
13. Mourning Dove
14. Alder Flycatcher (v)
15. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
16. American Redstart (v)
17. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
18. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
19. Osprey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Juvenile Common Yellowthroat.
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, field sparrow, herring gull, mourning dove, osprey, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
