Common Yellowthroat.
Forties (F) first thing. A chill in the air—but not much of a breeze. A dark overcast. But still enough light to photograph a male Common Yellowthroat in the little thicket he’s claimed this year.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Ovenbird (v)
2. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
3. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
4. Chipping Sparrow (v)
5. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
6. American Robin* (v)
7. Yellow Warbler**
8. American Goldfinch**
9. Black-throated Green Warbler
10. Song Sparrow**
11. Alder Flycatcher (v)
12. Red-eyed Vireo
13. Mourning Dove* (v)
14. Eastern Bluebird (v)
15. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
16. American Crow*
17. Eastern Towhee
18. Gray Catbird (v)
19. Northern Cardinal**
20. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
21. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
22. Eastern Phoebe*
23. Field Sparrow
24. Common Yellowthroat
25. Tree Swallow
26. Savannah Sparrow
27. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
28. Tufted Titmouse (v)
29. Veery (v)
Elsewhere
30. Rock Pigeon
31. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
