Song Sparrow (juvie).
For the first time in I don’t know how long, Jack didn’t accompany me on my Beech Hill hike today. (He’s taking it easy after yesterday’s little dustup.) Ironically, I brought a poop bag back with me—his own poop bag from yesterday, which I lost track of during the, um, little episode.
Northern Harrier.
Anyway, I took my time, stood looking into a young wooded area for several minutes, which revealed chickadees cardinals, and a male redstart. Only the chickadees were making any sound at all. Then, on up the hill, I spotted my first harrier in a while. Heard the soft squee! of a waxwing. Heard alarm notes from: Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, catbird. Spotted (but did not hear) a secretive towhee.
Did hear the brief calls of goldfinch, yellowthroat, and Pileated Woodpecker.
All in all, though, a quiet evening.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Northern Cardinal
3. American Redstart
4. Northern Harrier
5. Cedar Waxwing
6. Song Sparrow
7. Gray Catbird** (v)
8. White-throated Sparrow
9. Eastern Towhee
10. Common Yellowthroat (v)
11. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
12. American Goldfinch (v)
Elsewhere
13. Sharp-shinned Hawk
14. Downy Woodpecker
15. Herring Gull
16. Rock Pigeon
17. Mourning Dove
18. American Crow
19. Double-crested Cormorant
v = Voice only
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern harrier, pileated woodpecker, rock pigeon, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, white-throated sparrow
