Golden-crowned kinglet.
Thinking birds would be active, I managed to drag myself out of bed early this morning. And they were. The birds. Active.
I saw at least twenty species on my Beech Hill hike with Jack, although I could only ID nineteen of ’em. Sun and clouds, moving clouds, breezy, chilly, lovely. A phoebe is back in the eaves of Beech Nut. Heard a brown creeper singing. Saw a sharpie.
Later in the day it rained some. Tomorrow will perhaps be a bike-riding day.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. American robin**
2. Eastern phoebe**
3. Northern cardinal**
4. Black-capped chickadee**
5. American crow*
6. Hairy woodpecker (v)
7. Song sparrow**
8. Herring gull*
9. Tree swallow
10. Sharp-shinned hawk
11. American goldfinch (v)
12. Northern flicker (v)
13. Tufted titmouse** (v)
14. Downy woodpecker
15. Dark-eyed junco (v)
16. Blue jay (v)
17. Golden-crowned kinglet
18. Brown creeper (v)
19. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
20. Mallard
21. Rock pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown creeper, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, golden-crowned kinglet, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, mallard, northern cardinal, northern flicker, rock pigeon, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
