Hermit thrush.
It was a cool day in more ways than one: temperature and, well, general coolness. Spent much of it indoors with two great dogs—although mostly they just napped—and then took a hike up Beech Hill.
Crows in the sumac.
Quite a few birds today, including three kinds of thrushes—bluebird, robin, hermit—and a couple sparrows (only one of which I could ID). Bunch of crows in the staghorn sumac.
The fall color has already begun to decline, but the fragrance of the season persists.
And tonight is lusciously cool.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:15 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
2. Black-capped chickadee** (v)
3. American crow*
4. Downy woodpecker (v)
5. Yellow-rumped warbler (v)
6. Eastern bluebird (v)
7. Song sparrow
8. Northern flicker
9. Blue jay (v)
10. Hermit thrush
11. American robin (v)
12. Wild turkey
Elsewhere
13. Canada goose
14. Herring gull
15. Ring-billed gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Canada goose, downy woodpecker, hermit thrush, herring gull, northern flicker, ring-billed gull, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
