Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
I’m losing track of the days. Thought today was Wednesday at first, not Thursday, which it is. But it was a lot like Wednesday—same lovely weather, same busy desk work, same late bike ride, same hike with Jack, at the same time—5:45 p.m.
Purple Finch.
I did see the sapsucker today, though. And quite a few more species appear on my Thursday list. Most noteworthy, perhaps were the fledglings at the summit: a whole family of Purple Finches were hopping about on the porch of Beech Nut, and out back of it I watched a Savannah Sparrow being harangued by one of this year’s brood.
Also for the second straight day: a bunch of smallish black ants were swarming the kiosk by the Beech Hill Road parking lot. Odd.
And I pulled a tick off my leg after we arrived home. It was a shorts and sandals hike. Who knew?
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. American Robin (v)
3. American Redstart (v)
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
5. American Goldfinch** (v)
6. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
7. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
8. Eastern Towhee (v)
9. Common Yellowthroat** (v)
10. Cedar Waxwing** (v)
11. Yellow Warbler** (v)
12. Chipping Sparrow** (v)
13. Mourning Dove* (v)
14. Song Sparrow** (v)
15. Savannah Sparrow
16. Purple Finch
17. Gray Catbird (v)
18. American Crow*
19. Black-capped Chickadee**
20. Ovenbird
Elsewhere
21. House Finch (v)
22. Herring Gull
23. Eastern Phoebe (v)
24. Northern Cardinal
25. Osprey
25. European Starling (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Check for Ticks.
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, osprey, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, yellow warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker
