Dog and I hiked the hill in fog this morning. I love the fog. I wouldn’t love it if it covered the landscape every day of the year, but a day or two now and then feels rather comforting, protective.
In the fog today, I listed many birds—most from their voices. Notable was a Brown Thrasher in the same spot across the road where I last saw it weeks ago; I suppose it went quiet after finding a mate or something. Also heard a raven, had only one crow, and found another yellowthroat to pose for me.
Will be showery tomorrow. I don’t know what to expect, bird-wise—but I never really do.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:29 a.m. sun time (8:29 DST), I hiked all trails.
1. Common Yellowthroat
2. Red-eyed Vireo** (v)
3. Ovenbird**
4. Chestnut-sided Warbler (v)
5. Northern Cardinal
6. Veery (v)
7. American Redstart** (v)
8. Eastern Towhee
9. Song Sparrow**
10. Chipping Sparrow
11. Gray Catbird**
12. Alder Flycatcher (v)
13. American Goldfinch
14. Herring Gull*
15. Field Sparrow (v)
16. Yellow Warbler (v)
17. Purple Finch (v)
18. Mourning Dove**
19. Tufted Titmouse (v)
20. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
21. Savannah Sparrow
22. Black-and-white Warbler
23. Hermit Thrush (v)
24. Eastern Wood-pewee (v)
25. Black-throated Green Warbler (v)
26. American Crow* (v)
27. Eastern Phoebe
28. Common Raven (v)
29. Eastern Bluebird
30. Red-winged Blackbird (v)
31. Least Flycatcher (v)
32. American Robin*
33. Downy Woodpecker
34. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (v)
35. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
36. Brown Thrasher
37. Wild Turkey
Mammals
White-tailed deer
(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 thrasher, chestnut-sided warbler, chipping sparrow, common raven, common yellowthroat, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, eastern wood-pewee, field sparrow, gray catbird, hermit thrush, herring gull, least flycatcher, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ovenbird, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-eyed vireo, red-winged blackbird, ruby-crowned kinglet, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, veery, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, yellow warbler
