Osprey overhead.
Lovely morning. Breezy. Big fly hatch in the spruce grove on the summit, whipping the Cedar Waxwings into a frenzy. Also a little family of Ospreys circling above Route 1, screaming alluringly.
Cedar Waxwing in a fly hatch.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Gray Catbird
6. Eastern Towhee (v)
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Tufted Titmouse (v)
9. Cedar Waxwing
10. Song Sparrow
11. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
12. Northern Flicker (v)
13. Purple Finch (v)
14. Blue Jay
15. Yellow-rumped Warbler
16. Common Yellowthroat (v)
Elsewhere
17. Rock Pigeon
18. Herring Gull
19. American Robin
20. Canada Goose
21. Osprey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Canada goose, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, herring gull, northern flicker, osprey, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
