7 November 2026

Archive for December, 2018

Nip in the Air

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018
Tufted Titmouse, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 19 December 2018.

Tufted Titmouse.

Still a field of snow. Still sub-freezing temps. Still a bit of wind. And still plenty of birds about.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Common Raven
2. Snow Bunting
3. American Crow*
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. Tufted Titmouse

Elsewhere

6. White-breasted Nuthatch
7. Herring Gull
8. European Starling

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

 

Town Birds

Tuesday, December 18th, 2018
House Sparrow, Rockland, Maine, 18 December 2018.

House Sparrow.

Turkey in the dooryard, Rockport, Maine, 18 December 2018.

Turkey in the dooryard.

Crows about. Tracks of a Wild Turkey. Voice of chickadee. House sparrow at the food co-op. This cold and windy, wintry day town birds were most conspicuous.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. American Crow* (v)

Elsewhere

2. Wild Turkey
3. Herring Gull
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Mallard
6. Rock Pigeon
7. House Sparrow

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere

 

A little snow

Monday, December 17th, 2018
Common Loon, Rockport Harbor, Rockport, Maine, 17 December 2018.

Common Loon.

Snowed maybe three inches overnight, then off and on throughout the day. Temps above freezing, though, so not much accumulation. Few birds on the hill—but I got familiar with a loon in Rockport Harbor.

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

1. American Crow
2. Black-capped Chickadee

Elsewhere

3. Herring Gull
4. European Starling
5. Mallard
6. Common Loon

v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only 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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