
Savannah sparrow.
Joy in the wood and joy in the field,
the land is going green.
The birds are arriving with love in their songs,
the snakes are emerging,
the flies are converging,
the drama of birthing and dying belongs
to the things that are living between.

Pileated Woodpecker.
Voice of the sparrow and song of the thrush,
somewhere the woodpecker drums.
The green leafy things are about to explode,
the ferns are unfurling,
the vultures are swirling
the cloudless blue sky above dog and me glowed
as we steadied ourselves for the rush,
the rush of spring.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Song Sparrow**
2. Eastern Towhee
3. American Goldfinch*
4. Hermit Thrush
5. Black-capped Chickadee**
6. Herring Gull* (v)
7. Eastern Phoebe*
8. American Robin* (v)
9. Downy Woodpecker* (v)
10. Mourning Dove*
11. Osprey** (v)
12. Yellow-rumped Warbler
13. Northern Cardinal** (v)
14. Red-winged Blackbird
15. Blue Jay* (v)
16. American Crow*
17. Tree Swallow (v)
18. Savannah Sparrow
19. Turkey Vulture*
20. Northern Cardinal** (v)
21. Purple Finch
22. Pileated Woodpecker
23. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
24. White-breasted Nuthatch* (v)
25. Blue-headed Vireo (v)
26. Wild Turkey
27. Tufted Titmouse (v)
Elsewhere
28. Chipping Sparrow
29. Rock Pigeon
30. Cooper’s Hawk
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, blue-headed vireo, brown-headed cowbird, chipping sparrow, cooper's hawk, downy woodpecker, eastern phoebe, eastern towhee, hermit thrush, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, osprey, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-winged blackbird, rock pigeon, savannah sparrow, song sparrow, tree swallow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler