Bohemian Waxwings, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 22 December 2014.
This first full day of winter was not too wintry. Drippy, damp, not very cold. A busy day, though, with a narrow opening for my daily hike with dog.
December bouquet.
Saw a couple dooryard birds—cardinal and jay—prowling the tangles near the Beech Hill Road parking lot. Saw a gull fly over. Heard the (near-)daily flicker. Chickadees and nuthatches. And then, returning, I happened to spy another little clutch of waxwings preening on some bare twigs a little ways down the slope.
Any day with Bohemian Waxwings is a good ’un.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Blue Jay
2. Northern Cardinal
3. Black-capped Chickadee**
4. American Crow*
5. Herring Gull
6. Mourning Dove
7. Northern Flicker (v)
8. Bohemian Waxwing
9. White-breasted Nuthatch
10. Downy Woodpecker
Elsewhere
11. House Sparrow (v)
12. Canada Goose
13. Rock Pigeon
14. Ring-billed Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Bohemian waxwing, Canada goose, downy woodpecker, European starling, herring gull, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon, white-breasted nuthatch
