Yellow-rumped Warbler, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 27 January 2016.
Warm again. Upper-thirties (F). Breeze in the open places, but all I needed was a hoodie out there. And a scarf.
Long view.
Did some desk work, had a lovely lunch with friends, did some errands, hiked a hill with dog. Muddy but not so slushy up there. No birds at all—until a flock of yellow-rumps and tree sparrows swept across the trail in front of us and dove into a tangle of bayberries. They stayed out of sight. No great photos this winter so far, alas.
Thinking that tomorrow I might go on a couple local twitches. I don’t twitch much. But we shall see.
Achingly black and starry tonight.
Late-January on the 44th parallel.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 3 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Yellow-rumped Warbler
2. American Tree Sparrow
3. Common Raven
4. American Crow*
5. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
Elsewhere
6. Blue Jay (v)
7. American Goldfinch
8. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
9. Herring Gull
10. Rock Pigeon
11. Great Black-backed Gull
12. Common Loon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American tree sparrow, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, common loon, common raven, great black-backed gull, herring gull, rock pigeon, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
