9 February 2025

In a Winter Without Snow

Monday, January 30th, 2017
American Robin, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 30 January 2017.

American Robin.

In a winter without snow
on a day so cold the ground is hard
robins deign to dine on fruit
of the apple tree across the road.

Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.

1. American Robin*
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. Purple Finch (v)
4. White-breasted Nuthatch** (v)
5. Tufted Titmouse (v)
6. American Crow* (v)
7. Hairy Woodpecker
8. Blue Jay (v)
9. Herring Gull
10. Pileated Woodpecker

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

 

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