Gray Catbird.
It’s high season for wild birds here at the 44th parallel. Savannah Sparrows with grasshoppers in their beaks. Tree Swallows bringing mouthfuls of flies back to the box. Eastern Towhees flitting furtively in the bushes, making the slight, weird sounds they make around fledglings.
Song Sparrow.
Nesters. Nesters everywhere.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler
3. American Redstart
4. Common Yellowthroat
5. American Redstart
6. American Robin
7. Eastern Towhee
8. Yellow Warbler
9. Gray Catbird
10. Turkey Vulture
11. Black-and-white Warbler
12. Black-capped Chickadee
13. Tree Swallow
14. Song Sparrow
15. Field Sparrow
16. Savannah Sparrow
17. Eastern Phoebe
18. Purple Finch
19. American Crow
20. Cedar Waxwing
21. Red-breasted Nuthatch
22. Pileated Woodpecker
23. Chipping Sparrow
24. Northern Cardinal
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, turkey vulture, yellow warbler
