Eastern bluebird.
Last night’s light snowfall freshened this morning—the morning of yet another day that started out sunny and ended up overcast. I wonder how much this trend has had to do with the differences in  nocturnal and diurnal temperatures (or other conditions). One thing I do know: today was downright mild. A thaw, in fact.
Jack and I finally began our Beech Hill hike on a somewhat less treacherous trail. Heard a few peeps from chickadees, then spotted a solitary bluebird, then spotted a little flock of bluebirds, then spotted a little flock of robins. A day of thrushes up there.
Also occurrences of crow, gull, flicker, little woodpecker. But it’s the thrushes that stood out, to me.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped chickadee (v)
2. Eastern bluebird
3. Herring gull*
4. American crow* (v)
5. American robin*
6. Northern flicker
7. Downy woodpecker
Elsewhere
8. Rock pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, downy woodpecker, herring gull, northern flicker, rock pigeon
