Song Sparrow.
Quite a scramble today. Crazy tasks to handle—but in the end, kind of gratifying. Quick trip with Jack to the P.O., then off to the hill we hike. Where, in the parking lot, we encountered three vehicles and seven people, who left just as we started up the trail.
Blue flag.
The rest of our hike was solo. Or duo, I guess.
Warm. Jeans and sandals. But overcast after a day of sun—until we were descending again, when the sun came out.
No hummingbird. No raptors or odd species. Singing song sparrows, singing robins, singing vireos, singing redstarts. Phoebe nestlings at the summit. And as we turned out of the parking lot to leave, I spied a raven in the woods.
All in all, a decent Friday.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
2. American Robin* (v)
3. American Redstart
4. Mourning Dove*
5. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
6. Cedar Waxwing
7. Eastern Towhee (v)
8. Ovenbird (v)
9. Gray Catbird (v)
10. Song Sparrow**
11. American Crow*
12. Common Yellowthroat (v)
13. American Goldfinch (v)
14. Eastern Phoebe
15. Yellow Warbler** (v)
16. Veery (v)
17. Common Raven
Elsewhere
18. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
19. House Finch (v)
20. Northern Cardinal (v)
21. Herring Gull
22. Pine Warbler (v)
23. House Sparrow
24. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Ma dawg.
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, pine warbler, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
