Saw my first-of-year Monarch today, dining on milkweed blossoms. Also saw waxwing, chickadee, goldfinch, towhee—but the butterfly kind of made my day.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Eastern Towhee
2. Red-eyed Vireo
3. American Robin
4. American Goldfinch
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. Common Yellowthroat
7. White-breasted Nuthatch
8. Song Sparrow
9. Gray Catbird
10. Common Raven
11. Chestnut-sided Warbler
12. Alder Flycatcher
13. Mourning Dove
14. Savannah Sparrow
15. Field Sparrow
16. American Crow
17. Purple Finch
18. Eastern Phoebe
19. Cedar Waxwing
20. Yellow Warbler

Elsewhere

21. Chipping Sparrow
22. Herring Gull

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

 

 

Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler

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