Cloud.
Today began with bursts of rain and low-sky thunder. Thick clouds cloaked the early morning landscape. The light was dim.
Autumn carpet.
By midday, the clouds had mostly dispersed, blowing swiftly along from the south or southwest. The day warmed. The sun-warmed earth dried in a hurry. But the breeze, the breeze—so gusty, blustery, that I heard few birds out there. Only listed four on my Beech Hill hike with Jack.
But that’s OK. Tonight is calmer. A huge bright moon is rising over the bay. Long-trilling crickets sing, so steady that you almost don’t hear them.
Almost.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Tufted Titmouse
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Yellow-rumped Warbler
4. Blue Jay**
Elsewhere
5. American Crow
6. Herring Gull
7. White-breasted Nuthatch
8. Mourning Dove
9. Turkey Vulture
10. Downy Woodpecker
11. Canada Goose
12. Song Sparrow
v = Voice only
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Canada goose, downy woodpecker, herring gull, mourning dove, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
