White-breasted nuthatch.
Saw and heard pairs of nuthatches wherever I went today. Well, was only in two places, really—home and at Beech Hill—but there they were, at both. Come to think of it, pairs of titmice were also at both places. Also chickadees. Singing cardinals. Crows.
And wind! The temperature rose into the balmy 40s (F), but the wind was so wild and gusty that as Jack and I neared the summit of the hill, it blew my hat about twenty or thirty feet away.
Lovely day, though. I must say I kind of like a chilly early spring.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped chickadee*
2. Northern cardinal**
3. White-breasted nuthatch*
4. Downy woodpecker (v)
5. American crow*
6. Blue jay (v)
7. Song sparrow
8. Dark-eyed junco (v)
9. Tufted titmouse*
Elsewhere
10. House finch (v)
11. Herring gull
12. Mourning dove (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
