Afternoon.
A sunny day to start with. Brisk, chilly, but rather nice out. As I stood at my kitchen table doing a little computer surgery, I heard the telltale sound of mobbing crows and stepped out back in hopes of spotting a raptor, but the crows (and whatever they were mobbing) had moved too far up the hill.
American crow.
Come mid-afternoon, some clouds moved in, and Jack and I set out for our daily exercise. Small birds at the parking lot, dramatic clouds around a hazy sun, a lone ice boat down on Chickawaukie Lake. Soon after our return, again I heard crows out there mobbing. Again, they’d moved too far away to see what they were yelling at. Still, for me, it’s a thrilling sound.
Tonight, a little light snow has begun to fall.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped chickadee
2. Tufted titmouse
Elsewhere
3. American crow
4. Herring gull
5. Mourning dove
v = voice only
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, herring gull, mourning dove, tufted titmouse
