I’d predicted a little fallout tomorrow. Turned out it happened today. At 8.a.m., as soon as dog and I hit the wooded trailhead, the birds began to flit through: first-of-year Ovenbird, first-of-year Black-and-white Warbler, Blue-headed Vireos, Palm Warblers, yellow-rumps, and more.
Ended up with 32 species, three of them first-of-year birds.
All in all a damn fun Cinco de Mayo.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. American Robin**
2. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
3. American Goldfinch
4. Ovenbird† (v)
5. Black-and-white Warbler†
6. White-breasted Nuthatch**
7. Blue-headed Vireo
8. Northern Cardinal (v)
9. Palm Warbler
10. Yellow-rumped Warbler
11. Herring Gull*
12. Northern Flicker
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
15. Downy Woodpecker
16. Hairy Woodpecker
17. White-throated Sparrow
18. Tree Swallow
19. Field Sparrow (v)
20. Song Sparrow**
21. Eastern Phoebe
22. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
23. American Crow*
24. Blue Jay
25. Chipping Sparrow**
26. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (v)
27. Pileated Woodpecker
28. Least Flycatcher† (v)
29. Brown-headed Cowbird
30. Purple Finch (v)
31. Common Raven
32. Broad-winged Hawk*
Elsewhere
33. Barred Owl
34. House Finch
35. Great Blue Heron
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, barred owl, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, broad-winged hawk, brown-headed cowbird, chipping sparrow, common raven, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, great blue heron, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, house finch, least flycatcher, northern cardinal, northern flicker, ovenbird, palm warbler, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-winged blackbird, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
