The forecast called for a morning overcast, and there were clouds—but there was also sun. And birds. Things are coiling up like a spring, awaiting the sweet release of fall migration.
Notable: a Cooper’s Hawk, a pair of sharpies, three species of corvid, vultures, and a gang of four Red Crossbills atop the summit spruce grove.
Supposed to rain tomorrow, but not early, so a morning hike it will be.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:49 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Blue Jay** (v)
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. American Crow*
4. Red-eyed Vireo
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. American Robin (v)
7. Eastern Towhee
8. Gray Catbird**
9. Common Yellowthroat
10. American Goldfinch
11. Cooper’s Hawk
12. Purple Finch (v)
13. Yellow-rumped Warbler
14. Red-breasted Nuthatch
15. Song Sparrow**
16. Sharp-shinned Hawk
17. Common Raven (v)
18. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
19. Eastern Phoebe
20. Herring Gull*
21. Turkey Vulture
22. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
23. Savannah Sparrow
24. Red Crossbill
25. Cedar Waxwing
Elsewhere
25. Mourning Dove
Mammals
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eastern Chipmunk
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Cedar waxwing, common raven, common yellowthroat, Cooper’s hawk, eastern chipmunk, eastern gray squirrel, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, gray catbird, herring gull, mourning dove, purple finch, red crossbill, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, savannah sparrow, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, yellow-rumped warbler
