Windblown.
Work. Errands. Cold, cold hike. The temperature wasn’t so bad—about average for the time of year, maybe—but the wind was howling. Howling. First the wind pushed Jack and me up the Beech Hill trail, and then later tried to keep us from descending.
Expected no people, despite the sunny Sunday—and there sure enough weren’t any.
Expected no birds in such a wind. There were three species.
Tonight is calmer. A few dim stars up there.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Flicker
2. American Crow*
3. Common Raven (v)
Elsewhere
4. Herring Gull
5. American Robin
6. American Black Duck
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American black duck, American crow, American robin, common raven, herring gull, northern flicker
