This morning was sunny and humid and full of busy birds—food to find, multiple mouths to feed, dangers to watch out for. It’s that time of year when the adults will hop up and holler at you, presenting lots of photo ops. Nice.
It’s also that time of year—right around the Fourth of July—when the wood lilies bloom. And when the wood lilies bloom, I know to look for young blueberries. And, what do you know, there they were.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Veery
2. Black-and-white Warbler
3. American Robin
4. Hairy Woodpecker
5. American Redstart
6. Chipping Sparrow
7. Common Yellowthroat
8. Ovenbird
9. American Crow
10. Gray Catbird
11. Chestnut-sided Warbler
12. Yellow Warbler
13. Tree Swallow
14. Northern Flicker
15. Red-winged Blackbird
16. Nashville Warbler
17. Field Sparrow
18. American Goldfinch
19. Song Sparrow
20. Eastern Bluebird
21. Eastern Phoebe
22. Cedar Waxwing
23. Black-capped Chickadee
24. Purple Finch
25. Tufted Titmouse
26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
27. Mourning Dove
Elsewhere
28. Herring Gull
29. Rock Pigeon
30. House Sparrow
31. Wild Turkey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, field sparrow, gray catbird, mourning dove, Nashville warbler, northern flicker, ovenbird, purple finch, red-winged blackbird, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, veery, yellow warbler
