Eastern Chipmunk.
Nippy again this morning. Cloudless again, as well. Not so windy, though.
Glyph.
On my arrival with Jack at Beech Hill this morning, right away I heard a brightly singing House Finch. It was perched in a tree above where I parked. Stood there and listened—but didn’t see it fly away. I did, however, then hear the song of a Brown Creeper, very close. I paused and listened, walked and listened. Never did catch sight of the bird.
The hike commenced pretty much this way—heard a bird, didn’t see it—until, at the summit, I heard the song of a Song Sparrow, scanned the eastern slope, and spotted the bird in a bush about fifty yards away. (Later I saw a chickadee, too.)
A lovely hike, a lovely day. Got lots of work done, talked on the phone with Sarah Snow still expected for overnight and tomorrow—but not as much as originally forecast.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. House Finch (v)
2. Brown Creeper (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee*
4. American Robin (v)
5. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
6. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
7. American Crow* (v)
8. Northern Cardinal** (v)
9. Herring Gull*
10. Song Sparrow
Elsewhere
11. Blue Jay (v)
12. American Goldfinch
13. Mallard
14. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown creeper, herring gull, house finch, mallard, northern cardinal, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
