Horned Grebe (winter plumage).
No bird photos from Beech Hill this spring-like day, so then Jack and I took walked the Rockland Breakwater. Grebes, ducks, loons. Robins and cardinals at home. If it weren’t for the big snowstorm we’re supposed to get in a day or two, I’d think last night’s switch to Daylight Saving Time (stupid!) was not technically “winter forward.”
Long-tailed Duck (male, winter plumage).
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:30 a.m. (DST), I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow* (v)
2. American Robin* (v)
3. American Goldfinch (v)
4. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
5. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
Elsewhere
6. Mourning Dove
7. Herring Gull
8. Northern Cardinal
9. Common Raven (v)
10. Sharp-shinned Hawk
11. Common Goldeneye
12. Horned Grebe
13. Common Loon
14. Common Eider
15. Long-tailed Duck
16. Red-breasted Merganser
17. European Starling
18. Great Black-backed Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Herring Gull.
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, common eider, common goldeneye, common loon, common raven, European starling, great black-backed gull, herring gull, horned grebe, long-tailed duck, mourning dove, northern cardinal, red-breasted merganser, sharp-shinned hawk, white-breasted nuthatch
