7 November 2026

The Antics of Yellow-rumps

Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 17 October 2017.

Yellow-rumped Warbler.

A chilly, bright, season-appropriate morning lured me slowly up the hill. Kinglets two, sparrow one, and yet more Yellow-rumped Warblers. They chipped and flitted and chased and veered, the yellow-rumps did. They were fun to watch awhile.

“Geronimo!” (Yellow-rumped warbler, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 17 October 2017.

“Geronimo!”

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

1. Blue Jay**
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. American Crow*
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6. Golden-crowned Kinglet (v)
7. Palm Warbler
8. White-throated Sparrow
9. Northern Flicker
10. Purple Finch

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

 

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