Song Sparrow.
On this gray, showery day, I saw some very young Canada Geese, took photos of a few wet songbirds, let Jack say hellow to some hard-working middle school students (taking a break), and said, aloud, as I always do, “I love this day.”
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 10 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Redstart (v)
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
3. Ovenbird (v)
4. Yellow Warbler (v)
5. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
6. Common Yellowthroat
7. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
8. American Robin
9. American Crow* (v)
10. Alder Flycatcher (v)
11. Cedar Waxwing
12. Black-capped Chickadee
13. Eastern Phoebe**
14. American Goldfinch
15. Purple Finch (v)
16. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
17. Song Sparrow
18. Tree Swallow
19. Red-tailed Hawk
20. Gray Catbird**
21. Veery (v)
22. Field Sparrow (v)
23. Wood Thrush (v)
24. Northern Cardinal** (v)
Elsewhere
25. Mourning Dove
26. Herring Gull
27. Canada Goose
28. Common Grackle
29. Osprey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, Canada goose, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common grackle, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, osprey, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, red-tailed hawk, song sparrow, tree swallow, veery, wood thrush, yellow warbler
