As flock of Horned Larks
circled Beech Nut,
the hut at the top of Beech Hill,
dog and I stood within the wide stone veranda
peering out in various directions,
watching them,
listening to their twittering.

At last they settled in a lower field,
out of the wind,
far away.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. Common Raven
2. Mourning Dove
3. Tufted Titmouse
4. White-breasted Nuthatch
5. Black-capped Chickadee
6. Hairy Woodpecker
7. Downy Woodpecker (v)
8. Eastern Bluebird (v)
9. American Goldfinch** (v)
10. American Crow* (v)
11. American Tree Sparrow (v)
12. Horned Lark
13. American Robin*

Elsewhere

14. Herring Gull
15. Rock Pigeon
16. Mallard

v = Voice only
*Also Elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere

 

Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, American tree sparrow, black-capped chickadee, common raven, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, horned lark, mallard, mourning dove, rock pigeon, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch

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