Rained all morning, maybe totaling an inch or so. Stopped in afternoon, so dog and I had ourselves a drippy hike up a hill—just Jack and me and the trees and birds and mosquitos.
Truly a lovely, luscious hike. Water. It’s what I missed while out west; it’s what we got today.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:57 p.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Eastern Phoebe*
2. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
3. Red-eyed Vireo**
4. Ovenbird**
5. American Robin
6. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
7. Eastern Towhee
8. Brown Creeper
9. Eastern Wood-pewee
10. Black-and-white Warbler (v)
11. Tufted Titmouse
12. Chestnut-sided Warbler**
13. Common Yellowthroat
14. American Goldfinch
15. American Redstart** (v)
16. Alder Flycatcher
17. Song Sparrow
18. Gray Catbird*
19. Yellow Warbler
20. Prairie Warbler
21. House Wren
22. American Crow
23. Hermit Thrush
24. Field Sparrow
25. Tree Swallow
26. Northern Cardinal
Elsewhere
27. Mallard
(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, brown creeper, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, house wren, mallard, northern cardinal, ovenbird, prairie warbler, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, yellow warbler
