Thanks to a fly hatch rising from the grass this morning, multiple bird species showed up in the spruce grove at the summit of Beech Hill this morning. I just missed a couple great photos, but I did get a couple decent ones of a nuthatch.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Blue Jay
2. American Crow*
3. Black-capped Chickadee**
4. Gray Catbird (v)
5. Veery
6. Song Sparrow
7. American Goldfinch
8. White-breasted Nuthatch**
9. Purple Finch (v)
10. Common Yellowthroat (v)
11. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
12. Eastern Towhee (v)
13. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
14. Yellow-rumped Warbler
15. Red-breasted Nuthatch
16. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
17. Eastern Phoebe
18. Tufted Titmouse (v)
19. Northern Cardinal**
20. Northern Flicker (v)

Elsewhere

21. Double-crested Cormorant
22. Mourning Dove
23. House Finch (v)
24. Herring Gull

v  = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

 

Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, common yellowthroat, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, ruby-throated hummingbird, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler

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