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Archive for January, 2018

Snowy, Blowy

Tuesday, January 30th, 2018
Black-capped Chickadee, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 30 January 2018.

Black-capped Chickadee.

Last night I dreamed I spotted a Snowy Owl that—which no one else could see for some reason—and took a bunch of photos of it, but I’d somehow been using a locked camera card which meant (by some strange dream logic) that none of the photos were recorded. But there was still some daylight left, so I commenced to scrambling to find the right card, which I couldn’t, so I woke up.

Jack loves snow

Jack loves to run around in the snow.

No snowy on the hill today—but plenty of snow. And wind. But I did find a hardy little chickadee.

And Rock Pigeons on their huddled usual rooftop in Rockport Village.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 12:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Black-capped Chickadee

Elsewhere

2. Rock Pigeon

Bluebird of the Day

Monday, January 29th, 2018
Eastern Bluebird, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 29 January 2018.

Eastern Bluebird.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
2. American Crow*
3. American Goldfinch*
4. American Robin
5. Eastern Bluebird
6. Yellow-rumped Warbler
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)

Elsewhere

8. Red-tailed Hawk
9. Herring Gull

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

 

Berries for Bluebirds

Sunday, January 28th, 2018
Eastern Bluebird, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 28 January 2018.

Eastern Bluebird.

Came upon a bright male bluebird this cloudy, balmy, thawy morning. He was scouting about for berries and such. Lots of blueberries on the hill this winter so far.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. American Crow*
2. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
3. Eastern Bluebird
4. American Robin* (v)
5. Pine Siskin
6. Hairy Woodpecker (v)

Elsewhere

7. Herring Gull
8. Rock Pigeon

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere

 
Bird Report is a (sometimes intermittent) record of the birds I encounter while hiking, see while driving, or spy outside my window. —Brian Willson



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