Blue Jay.
Cloudless day, dry and mild. Dog and I hiked Beech Hill earlier than we have been lately, and birds were about—but mostly in hiding. All except for the Turkey Vulture that floated overhead.
Clouded Sulphur.
Dragonflies still out. And butterflies. Grasshoppers. Crickets. Bees.
The equinox is approaching, I can tell by the earlier arrival of evening. Tonight is sweet and cool.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Blue Jay
2. Gray Catbird
3. Cedar Waxwing** (v)
4. Eastern Towhee (v)
5. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
6. Black-capped Chickadee**
7. Savannah Sparrow
8. Common Yellowthroat
9. Turkey Vulture
10. American Crow*
11. American Goldfinch (v)
12. Alder Flycatcher
Elsewhere
13. Herring Gull
14. American Robin (v)
15. Rock Pigeon
16. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, cedar waxwinge, common yellowthroat, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch
