Long-tailed Duck.

I hiked the hill before the storm
and saw or heard a few small birds
but none would pose for photographs
so I took a spin to the harbor

where long-tailed ducks were diving here
and there and buffleheads, mallards,
and black ducks hung with herring gulls
but the long-tailed ducks were my favorite

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
2. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
3. American Goldfinch (v)
4. Tufted Titmouse
5. American Crow*
6. Northern Flicker

Elsewhere

7. Herring Gull
8. Blue Jay
9. Rock Pigeon
10. Mallard
11. Long-tailed Duck
12. American Black Duck

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere