Wild Turkey.
Early hike with Jack. And in a t-shirt! ’Bout time.
Black-and-white Warbler.
Sun and haze and sun. Ovenbird and yellowthroat and turkey. Migration has begun. (Well, not the turkey—the other guys.) Would’ve enjoyed the hike a lot more if I hadn’t come upon a bunch of senseless overnight vandalism by (no doubt) drunk idiots. They broke or pulled up posts, smashed a tractor window, overturned heavy boardwalks, and tried to kick in a couple windows up at Beech Nut. In thousands of hikes up there, that was a first. Just humans being humans, I guess. Congratulations dumbasses.
But the birds didn’t much care. They were active, singing, claiming territory. Crazy that I only have twenty-eight on my list, ’cause there seemed to be a lot more.
In afternoon I did so much yard work I made myself sore.
And tonight I shall sleep well.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. American Goldfinch (v)
2. Ovenbird† (v)
3. Tufted Titmouse (v)
4. Black-throated Green Warbler
5. Eastern Phoebe
6. Black-and-white Warbler**
7. Eastern Towhee
8. Hermit Thrush
9. Hairy Woodpecker
10. Purple Finch (v)
11. American Crow*
12. Blue Jay (v)
13. Common Yellowthroat†
14. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
15. Osprey
16. Nashville Warbler (v)
17. Herring Gull*
18. Yellow-rumped Warbler
19. Wild Turkey
20. Song Sparrow (v)
21. Northern Flicker (v)
22. Sharp-shinned Hawk
23. White-throated Sparrow (v)
24. Savannah Sparrow
25. Broad-winged Hawk (v)
26. Turkey Vulture
27. American Robin
28. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
29. Mourning Dove
30. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Eastern Phoebe.
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, broad-winged hawk, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern flicker, osprey, ovenbird, purple finch, savannah sparrow, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
