Pileated Woodpecker.

I got a Pileated Woodpecker for my birthday. A solitary male, the same bird (I’m sure) that I photographed a while ago excavating a birch by Beech Hill Road—heard it calling non-stop across the road this afternoon, then spotted it in the distance, climbing a tree.

Winter slope.

Also saw (or heard) several other winter birds, despite the gray sky, the whitened earth, the spitting snow. Bunch of people decided to hike Beech Hill today—a day between Christmas and New Year’s. I imagine the same will hold true for the next few days. And the weekend.

Got a bunch of work done, too. And at the end of it, I drank a tasty ale, a gift from a good friend. I might have used up most of my birthdays, but I intend to make the most of the few I’ve got left.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 2:15 p generic cialis online.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Black-capped Chickadee*
2. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
3. Tufted Titmouse (v)
4. Pileated Woodpecker
5. Yellow-rumped Warbler (v)

Elsewhere

6. Mourning Dove
7. American Goldfinch
8. Mallard
9. Herring Gull
10. American Crow

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere