Mourning Dove.
In this summer wandering time of year, I had an evening hike whose very end—standing around the Beech Hill Road parking lot with Jack—got me more bird species than the whole rest of the hike. Voices mostly, but still.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Eastern Towhee
2. American Redstart**
3. American Robin* (v)
4. American Goldfinch
5. American Crow* (v)
6. Cedar Waxwing
7. Common Yellowthroat**
8. Song Sparrow**
9. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
10. Scarlet Tanager (v)
11. Yellow Warbler (v)
12. Mourning Dove
13. Veery (v)
14. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
15. Purple Finch (v)
16. Gray Catbird** (v)
17. White-breasted Nuthatch
18. Ovenbird (v)
19. Northern Cardinal** (v)
20. Tufted Titmouse
Elsewhere
21. Herring Gull
22. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, scarlet tanager, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
