Birch.
After I finished my taxes, as Jack and I walked late up the open Beech Hill trail, the strength of the wind forced me to pull on gloves and raise my hood, and still by the time we arrived back at the pickup about twenty-five minutes after setting off my left index finger had gone numb.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American crow*
2. Black-capped chickadee** (v)
Elsewhere
3. Tufted titmouse (v)
4. Herring gull
5. Song sparrow (v)
6. House finch (v)
7. American robin
8. American woodcock (flight song)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, American woodcock, black-capped chickadee, herring gull, house finch, song sparrow, tufted titmouse
