Brown Creeper.
Rained some early on this warmish morning (40s (F)), but then let up a while. Checked the radar at that point and saw a big swath of green approaching—figured dog and I should hike right away. Which we did.
Dark-eyed Junco.
Nobody else up there (until we’d nearly finished the round trip), but lots of birds. As soon as we exited the truck, in fact, I heard the song of a Brown Creeper. So I tracked it down and followed it around in the hardwoods for about five minutes or so. Saw a couple more of the little guys, too. That was fun.
Then it was up the slope in a hurry, as slight rain began to fall. Spring migration is about to bust out, I can feel it. (Yesterday’s Osprey was a clue.)
The rain began in earnest after our return. And I finished up my taxes. (Ugh.)
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 10 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Brown Creeper
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee* (v)
4. Song Sparrow** (v)
5. Downy Woodpecker** (v)
6. American Goldfinch (v)
7. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
8. American Crow*
9. Eastern Phoebe**
10. American Robin* (v)
11. Dark-eyed Junco* (v)
12. Northern Cardinal* (v)
Elsewhere
13. Northern Flicker
14. Red-bellied Woodpecker (v)
15. Blue Jay (v)
16. House Finch (v)
17. Herring Gull
18. House Sparrow
19. Rock Pigeon
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, brown creeper, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, herring gull, house finch, house sparrow, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-bellied woodpecker, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
