The air smelled clean, the breeze brought a chill, the temperature hovered above freezing. Several skittish birds on the hill, and a bunch of ducks at the harbor. I took a particular fancy to a male Bufflehead diving among a huge raft of mallards. Undaunted little guy had work to do.

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

1. American Robin
2. Black-capped Chickadee**
3. American Crow*
4. Northern Flicker
5. Herring Gull*
6. Tufted Titmouse (v)
7. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
8. Golden-crowned Kinglet (v)

Elsewhere

9. Rock Pigeon
10. Mallard
11. Bufflehead

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

 

Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, bufflehead, golden-crowned kinglet, herring gull, mallard, northern flicker, rock pigeon, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch

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