Afternoon.

Sunny and warm today. Also snow-covered. Went out and shoveled for about an hour, ended up with a pretty good sweat. Worked inside for the rest of it—until late, when dog and I took a nice hike.

Birch.

No birds at Beech Hill today, but we did meet two small runaway dogs on the trail. (I know where they belong, and they seemed to be headed home in a hurry.) Some nice clouds up there, nice light. Also very, very still. You could stand at the summit and listen and hear distant whispers—but no bird calls.

Plenty of birds elsewhere, though.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.

(No birds seen or heard on the hill today.)

Elsewhere

1. American crow
2. House finch (v)
3. Mallard
4. Black-capped chickadee
5. Herring gull
6. Rock pigeon
7. European starling (v)
8. House sparrow (v)
9. American robin
10. Mourning dove

v = Voice only