Savannah Sparrow.
Late in the day this time of year, the air grows cool and sweet, carrying smells from inland and upcountry, from all the way up in Canada sometimes, and on clear or partly cloudy days, there’s colorful, angular light.
Mount Desert Island.
And the light illuminates the wooded slopes, the deep greens of the conifers and the rising yellows and reds of the hardwoods.
And from the summit of Beech Hill, looking east with the light behind you, if the air is still, the water of the bay spreads away in stripes of dark and light water, circling islands, clear out to Mount Desert Island.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 5 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. White-throated Sparrow (v)
2. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
4. American Crow*
5. Song Sparrow
6. Gray Catbird (v)
7. Savannah Sparrow
8. Northern Flicker (v)
9. Blue Jay** (v)
10. Hairy Woodpecker
11. Downy Woodpecker
Elsewhere
12. American Robin
13. Tufted Titmouse (v)
14. Herring Gull
15. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, downy woodpecker, gray catbird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow
