American crow.
Long day at my desk—well, technically, the kitchen table. Sunny to begin with but with quite a few clouds moving over by late in the day. Noticeably cooler than yesterday. Nippy, even. I wore a hooded sweatshirt indoors.
Northern harrier.
Also on the Beech Hill trail late in the day. Not many others up there—three others, to be specific. And one dog. And a dozen bird species, including a flock of skittish robins, a vocal golden-crowned kinglet, some remnant yellow-rumps, couple of woodpeckers, and a northern harrier flying off toward the peach-colored evening horizon.
Crows, too, one of which I got a blurry shot of against the October-y sunset sky.
Tonight I broke down and turn on the heat for the first time since spring.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 4:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. White-breasted nuthatch (v)
2. Black-capped chickadee** (v)
3. American robin
4. Tufted titmouse (v)
5. Yellow-rumped warbler
6. Golden-crowned kinglet (v)
7. Downy woodpecker
8. American crow*
9. Northern flicker (v)
10. Blue jay (v)
11. Northern harrier
12. Song sparrow
Elsewhere
13. House sparrow (v)
14. Herring gull
15. Mourning dove
16. European starling
17. Northern cardinal (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, downy woodpecker, European starling, golden-crowned kinglet, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern harrier, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
