Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
The hill was chill this morning.
Crows chased a Red-tailed Hawk.
Afterward, the sun emerged,
And errands took me up Route 1
To where I spied a feeding station,
Where dined a sapsucker.
Daylight is notably longer now.
Red-tailed Hawk.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Robin*
2. Dark-eyed Junco
3. American Crow*
4. Tufted Titmouse* (v)
5. Blue Jay
6. Northern Flicker
7. Herring Gull*
8. Red-tailed Hawk
9. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Black-capped Chickadee*
11. Downy Woodpecker**
Elsewhere
12. Northern Cardinal
13. Rock Pigeon
14. Mallard
15. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
16. European Starling
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, European starling, herring gull, mallard, northern cardinal, northern flicker, red-tailed hawk, rock pigeon, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-bellied sapsucker
