Eastern Phoebe.
Everywhere I go lately I see phoebes. Or hear them. Or watch them flit from perch to perch. Or admire how their tails flick up and down. Or look at their layered nests on ledges or porch lights, protected from the rain. Or peer up at the beaks of nestlings ready to fly.
The world is improved by the presence of phoebes.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Chipping Sparrow*
2. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
3. American Redstart**
4. Purple Finch (v)
5. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
6. Eastern Towhee
7. American Robin*
8. American Goldfinch
9. Mourning Dove** (v)
10. Alder Flycatcher
11. Northern Cardinal (v)
12. Song Sparrow
13. Common Yellowthroat
14. Cedar Waxwing
15. Yellow Warbler
16. Black-capped Chickadee
17. Ovenbird (v)
18. Tree Swallow
19. Eastern Phoebe*
20. Gray Catbird
21. Common Raven
22. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
Elsewhere
23. House Finch (v)
24. Rock Pigeon
25. Common Grackle
26. Blue Jay (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, gray catbird, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tree swallow, yellow warbler
