Snowshoe Hare, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 16 June 2018.
Saw the hare again this morning. Pretty sure it’s the same animal—it appeared alongside the trail in the same place I’ve seen one twice before (once in white winter plumage). Jack and I stood there for a good five minutes or so watching it nibble the greenery before loping off into the thicket.
Otherwise, lots of semi-silent birds, a warm sun, and no one else up there but me and dog.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
2. American Robin**
3. American Goldfinch
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler** (v)
5. Ovenbird (v)
6. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
7. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
8. Alder Flycatcher (v)
9. Eastern Towhee
10. Northern Cardinal* (v)
11. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
12. Song Sparrow**
13. Yellow Warbler**
14. Morning Dove*
15. Common Yellowthroat (v)
16. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
17. Field Sparrow
18. Eastern Phoebe*
19. Purple Finch (v)
20. Savannah Sparrow
21. Cedar Waxwing
22. Tufted Titmouse (v)
23. Gray Catbird**
24. Tree Swallow
25. Common Raven
26. American Redstart (v)
27. Eastern Bluebird
28. Veery (v)
Elsewhere
29. Herring Gull
30. Chipping Sparrow (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: alder flycatcher, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, morning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rose-breasted grosbeak, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow warbler
