Evening hills.
Friday was errand day for me. Dump, post office(s), bank, grocery store, passing a few birds along the way. At the end of it, I drove with Jack into the Beech Hill parking lot right before my friend Liz showed up—a nice surprise. But then I realized I hadn’t brought my camera (somehow ended up with two binoculars instead) and so dashed back home for that, which made the hike kind of late and photos kind of iffy. Still, I managed a couple.
Blue islands.
Also managed to see a few birds: mourning dove when I first arrived, female cardinal by the road, and—just as we were returning—a little scattering of tree sparrows flitting low over the dusky fields.
And tonight it’s raining, winter still being a couple weeks away.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Mourning dove
2. Northern cardinal
3. American tree sparrow
Elsewhere
4. American crow
5. Herring gull
6. European starling
7. Ring-billed gull
8. American coot
Tags: American coot, American crow, American tree sparrow, European starling, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ring-billed gull
