Still a bit dry this morning, but breezy enough to be cool (and less conducive to mosquitos!). Harder to hear the voices of birds, though.
Still, a goodly number of species—quite a few with fledglings.
Notable were many (seven or eight) vultures, and about two dozen crows in some kind of wild rumble between families over the barrens. Which, by the way, are just about brimming with blueberries and Wood lilies.
Tonight, it rained just a tad. We’ve got ourselves a slight drought going on, seems like. Already eager to see what tomorrow might bring.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:32 a.m., I hiked most trails.
1. Black-throated Green Warbler*
2. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
3. Ovenbird (v)
4. American Crow*
5. Wood Thrush (v)
6. Chestnut-sided Warbler
7. American Goldfinch**
8. Black-capped Chickadee**
9. Common Yellowthroat
10. Veery (v)
11. Brown Creeper (v)
12. Blue Jay (v)
13. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
14. Alder Flycatcher (v)
15. Turkey Vulture*
16. Cedar Waxwing
17. Osprey*
18. Herring Gull*
19. Field Sparrow (v)
20. Song Sparrow**
21. Eastern Towhee (v)
22. Savannah Sparrow (v)
23. Gray Catbird
24. Yellow Warbler (v)
25. House Wren (v)
26. American Robin
27. Eastern Phoebe
Elsewhere
28. Wild Turkey
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: alder flycatcher, American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, black-throated green warbler, blue jay, brown creeper, Cedar waxwing, chestnut-sided warbler, common yellowthroat, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, field sparrow, gray catbird, herring gull, house wren, osprey, ovenbird, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, turkey vulture, veery, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, wood thrush, yellow warbler
