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Archive for October, 2018
Wednesday, October 31st, 2018
 Pileated Woodpecker. This sunny morning, as dog and I started up the hill, I heard the voice of a flicker. Immediately after that, I heard the voice of a Hairy Woodpecker. And right after that, I heard the unmistakably loud hammering of a Pileated Woodpecker. Three—along with the note of a White-throated Sparrow—to greet us.
Other interesting sightings: three or four Snow Buntings in overflight, and a single male Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Fall never fails to surprise.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Flicker
2. Hairy Woodpecker
3. White-throated Sparrow
4. Pileated Woodpecker
5. Eastern Bluebird
6. Hermit Thrush
7. Black-capped Chickadee
8. Yellow-rumped Warbler
9. American Crow
10. American Robin
11. Common Raven
12. Snow Bunting
13. Sharp-shinned Hawk
14. Dark-eyed Junco
15. Blue Jay
Elsewhere
16. White-breasted Nuthatch
17. House Sparrow
18. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, common raven, dark-eyed junco, eastern bluebird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, house sparrow, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, sharp-shinned hawk, snow bunting, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
 Hermit Thrush. Sixteen bird species on the hill this morning. Sixteen. More than in a couple weeks, at least—if memory serves. Most interesting to me is how Hermit Thrushes are lingering. Saw and/or heard at least two at Beech Hill, and one was hopping about on my front lawn with the robins.
[Note: lots of other birds on the lawn the past week or so, too.]
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Golden-crowned Kinglet (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Brown Creeper
4. American Robin*
5. American Crow*
6. Yellow-rumped Warbler
7. Downy Woodpecker
8. Song Sparrow
9. Northern Flicker
10. White-throated Sparrow* (v)
11. Dark-eyed Junco*
12. American Goldfinch
13. Herring Gull*
14. Common Raven
15. Hermit Thrush*
16. Northern Cardinal
Elsewhere
17. European Starling
18. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, brown creeper, common raven, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, European starling, golden-crowned kinglet, hermit thrush, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern flicker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
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Monday, October 29th, 2018
 Eastern Bluebirds. A damp but not cold morning. Temps in the 40s (F), not too much wind. Rain would come later, but not before Jack and I took a moderately late hike up Beech Hill.
The birds weren’t obvious, but they were around: chipping yellow-rumps, the notes of sparrows, a little group of bluebirds lending color to an otherwise gray landscape. The quay of a thrush. Crows in the crown of an ochre-colored tree. Heard the low, liquid cuck-cow! of a raven. Heard jays. Chickadees, of course.
Most memorable, I guess, were the bluebirds.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Yellow-rumped Warbler
3. Hermit Thrush (v)
4. American Robin*
5. Tufted Titmouse (v)
6. Song Sparrow* (v)
7. Eastern Bluebird
8. American Crow*
9. Northern Flicker
10. White-throated Sparrow* (v)
11. Blue Jay (v)
12. Common Raven (v)
Elsewhere
13. Dark-eyed Junco
14. Herring Gull
15. Chipping Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, chipping sparrow, common raven, dark-eyed junco, eastern bluebird, hermit thrush, herring gull, northern flicker, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
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