This damp, gray morning, I didn’t expect to grab any interesting bird photos to speak of. But that was before I heard the hig-pitched squee! of a pack of waxwings, peered into some greenery, and saw three fledglings sitting close together on a little branch, all in a row.
Siblins.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Goldfinch**
2. Gray Catbird
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. American Crow*
5. Song Sparrow
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. Cedar Waxwing*
8. Eastern Towhee
9. Common Yellowthroat (v)
10. Field Sparrow (v)
11. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
12. Herring Gull*
13. Gray Catbird
14. Barn Swallow
Elsewhere
15. Wild Turkey
16. Chipping Sparrow
17. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
*Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, barn swallow, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, wild turkey

