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Archive for the ‘Poem’ Category
Monday, May 1st, 2017
 Crown and raven. Checked the weather radar.
Timed my hike with dog.
Got a little drizzle,
Got some mist and fog
 Raven on the barren. Then I heard a raven
Croaking in distress
As a crow dive-bombed it—
Nest concerns, I guess.
Had a little scuffle,
Then the crow withdrew.
Raven zipped around us,
Settling in the dew
Of a barren russet
Under skies of gray,
Where it searched for something
In last summer’s hay.
Then it flew away.
 Common Raven. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 10 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Robin* (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
3. Eastern Towhee
4. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
5. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
6. Yellow-rumped Warbler
7. Song Sparrow
8. Purple Finch (v)
9. American Crow*
10. Common Raven
11. American Goldfinch** (v)
12. Eastern Phoebe (v)
Elsewhere
13. Chipping Sparrow (v)
14. Mourning Dove
15. Osprey
16. Mallard
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue-headed vireo, chipping sparrow, common raven, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, mallard, mourning dove, osprey, purple finch, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, yellow-rumped warbler
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Friday, April 21st, 2017
 Northern Cardinal. Cardinals sang from every snag,
it seemed, as dog and I hiked up.
Sweet notes—repeated, slow and quick—
pledged love, laid claim to kingdoms.
As later we descended,
a pair of males began to duel.
They veered and swirled, a frantic chase,
They hollered at each other.
Finally they paused to rest
a foot apart, glaring, staring,
before the interloper fled.
The king his queen defended.
 Song Sparrow. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Cardinal**
2. Eastern Towhee
3. Tufted Titmouse**
4. American Robin*
5. Blue Jay*
6. American Goldfinch**
7. White-throated Sparrow (v)
8. Dark-eyed Junco (v)
9. American Crow*
10. Song Sparrow**
11. Common Raven (v)
12. Eastern Phoebe
13. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
14. Black-capped Chickadee**
15. Northern Flicker
16. Yellow-rumped Warbler (v)
17. Turkey Vuture
18. Herring Gull*
19. Mourning Dove*
20. White-breasted Nuthatch**
21. Downy Woodpecker
Elsewhere
22. Rock Pigeon
23. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown-headed cowbird, common raven, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, European starling, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
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Friday, April 14th, 2017
 Tufted Titmouse. Titmouse came too close
For focus so I took
A photo of its tail.
(This Tufted Titmouse seemed absolutely fascinated by Jack. He came very near, studied my dog from all directions, even followed us up the hill a ways. I’ve seen curious birds a time or two—but I’d never seen such apparently obsessive behavior.)
 Osprey. Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Robin*
2. American Crow*
3. Eastern Phoebe**
4. American Goldfinch**
5. Northern Cardinal** (v)
6. Tufted Titmouse
7. Dark-eyed Junco (v)
8. Eastern Towhee
9. Eastern Bluebird
10. Northern Flicker (v)
11. Song Sparrow**
12. Downy Woodpecker
13. Brown-headed Cowbird
14. Tree Swallow
15. House Finch** (v)
16. Purple Finch (v)
17. Black-capped Chickadee**
18. Herring Gull*
19. Yellow-rumped Warbler
20. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
21. Northern Harrier
22. Golden-crowned Kinglet
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, brown-headed cowbird, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, golden-crowned kinglet, herring gull, house finch, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern harrier, purple finch, ruby-crowned kinglet, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, yellow-rumped warbler
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