Rained overnight, dawned mostly clear. Still damp and dewy, but bright angular sunlight filtering through the trees—decided to head up one of the wooded trails. Settled on the upper one.
Upper trail was a little quiet, summit was pretty quiet, still ID’d a number of the usual suspects. Then, returning via the lower wooded trail, things kind of broke loose: Red-bellied Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, even a young Baltimore Oriole in the still-leafy trees. Kept me busy trying to grab photos of all the flitting critters up there in the canopy.
Early fall migration is one of the most fun birding experiences. You never know what might appear. Looking forward to tomorrow.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:22 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Northern Flicker
2. American Crow*
3. Eastern Towhee
4. Gray Catbird**
5. American Goldfinch (v)
6. Black-capped Chickadee
7. American Robin
8. Downy Woodpecker (v)
9. Common Yellowthroat
10. Cedar Waxwing
11. Song Sparrow
12. Blue Jay (v)
13. Yellow-rumped Warbler
14. White-breasted Nuthatch
15. Red-bellied Woodpecker
16. Red-eyed Vireo
17. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
18. Baltimore Oriole
Elsewhere
19. Carolina Wren (v)
20. Mourning Dove
21. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Mammals
Eastern Chipmunk (v)
Eastern Gray Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, Baltimore oriole, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Carolina wren, Cedar waxwing, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern chipmunk, eastern gray squirrel, eastern towhee, gray catbird, mourning dove, northern flicker, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
