It was a lovely early morning hike with Jack-my-dog. We got up the hill early, under mostly sunny skies with a breeze that sent droplets down from new leaves damp with overnight rain. A raven greeted us at the trail head with loud, liquid croaking, and a nice variety of other birds appeared.
Had conversations with a few other early Sunday hikers, all of us digging the weather, the clean air, the views. If all days could be like this particular June day, I don’t think many would mind.
Rain forecast for late in the coming week, but tomorrow should be another fine one.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Red-eyed Vireo**
2. Ovenbird**
3. Common Raven
4. Eastern Phoebe*
5. American Robin* (v)
6. Song Sparrow**
7. Common Yellowthroat**
8. Northern Cardinal (v)
9. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
10. Veery
11. American Goldfinch**
12. American Crow*
13. American Redstart** (v)
14. Chestnut-sided Warbler
15. Black-capped Chickadee
16. Gray Catbird**
17. Alder Flycatcher (v)
18. Eastern Towhee
19. Tufted Titmouse (v)
20. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (v)
21. Black-and-white Warbler
22. Yellow Warbler
23. Red-breasted Nuthatch
24. Field Sparrow (v)
25. Herring Gull*
26. Prairie Warbler
27. Turkey Vulture
28. House Wren
29. Great Crested Flycatcher
30. Least Flycatcher (v)
31. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
32. Purple Finch (v)
33. Tree Swallow
34. Hermit Thrush (v)
35. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
Elsewhere
36. Mallard
37. Wild Turkey
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American redstart, American robin, black-and-white warbler, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, common raven, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, great crested flycatcher, hermit thrush, herring gull, house wren, least flycatcher, mallard, northern cardinal, ovenbird, prairie warbler, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, red-winged blackbird, rose-breasted grosbeak, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, veery, wild turkey, yellow warbler
