Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Despite a northwest wind, signs of migration continue. First of year Broad-winged Hawk this morning, along with a little gang of Yellow-rumped Warblers. The resident ravens are being rather croaky, to. You can almost hear the coming spring explosion.
Eastern Comma, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 21 April 2018.
Plus, I saw a butterfly.
And so it begins anew.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Cardinal**
2. Song Sparrow*
3. American Robin*
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Black-capped Chickadee**
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. Eastern Phoebe**
8. Broad-winged Hawk†
9. American Crow*
10. Dark-eyed Junco* (v)
11. Herring Gull* (v)
12. Purple Finch (v)
13. Northern Flicker
14. Eastern Bluebird
15. Yellow-rumped Warbler
16. Common Raven
17. Golden-crowned Kinglet (v)
18. Downy Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
19. Osprey
20. White-throated Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, common raven, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, golden-crowned kinglet, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern flicker, osprey white-throated sparrow, purple finch, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow-rumped warbler
