Bohemian Waxwing.
Glued to my downstairs desk for most of this solstitial Sunday. But I did manage a nice hike with Jack.
Brown Creeper.
So many little birds around the Beech Hill Road parking lot—two nuthatch species, two tits, woodpecker, Brown Creeper, goldfinches. Then, up the slope, I managed to spot a pair of Bohemian waxwings perched in the crown of a bare tree. As I began to take distant photos, one of the two took wing, flew across the trail in front of us, and lit in a winterberry bush, where it hovered, grabbed a berry, and returned to the tree it came from.
That pretty much made the hike—not to diminish the run I had watching all the little guys down at the parking lot.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:45 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Tufted Titmouse
2. Black-capped CHickadee
3. White-breasted Nuthatch
4. Brown Creeper
5. American Goldfinch
6. Bohemian Waxwing
7. American Crow* (v)
8. Red-breasted Nuthatch
9. Hairy Woodpecker
Elsewhere
10. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, Bohemian waxwing, brown creeper, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, red-breasted nuthatch, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
