Had a little thunder last night, and forecasts were for more of same this morning. Instead, we got thick fog and fairly steady light rain, interspersed with dry periods—but overall a mostly dark overcast sky. Except at the end of the day, when blue sky and a rainbow appeared.
The challenge this morning was keeping my camera lens dry enough and/or fog-free enough to achieve hard focus in the such light.
Toward the end of our relatively uneventful hike, we came open a little flurry of birds—warblers and two flycatchers (Least and Great Crested).
Fun day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Tufted Titmouse (v)
2. Ovenbird**
3. American Redstart**
4. Northern Parula (v)
5. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
6. Black-capped Chickadee
7. Wood Thrush (v)
8. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
9. Blue Jay (v)
10. American Crow*
11. Gray Catbird (v)
12. Common Yellowthroat (v)
13. Eastern Towhee
14. Song Sparrow (v)
15. Black-and-white Warbler
16. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
17. Northern Cardinal** (v)
18. American Robin* (v)
19. Veery
20. Great Crested Flycatcher
21. Least Flycatcher (v)
Elsewhere
22. House Finch (v)
23 .Chipping Sparrow
24. Herring Gull
25. Common Grackle
26. European Starling (v)
27. Rock Pigeon
28. House Sparrow (v)
29. Mallard
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common grackle, common yellowthroat, eastern towhee, European starling, gray catbird, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, mallard, northern cardinal, northern parula, ovenbird, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, wood thrush
