Robins before the storm.
The snow hadn’t really started coming down yet by the time Jack and I got going this morning, so our hike was a relatively easy one. Light snow, wind gusts, the feeling of a storm on the way. Just us up there—and a few birds. At the parking lot, a Pileated Woodpecker visited.
Pileated Woodpecker (female).
At home, a flock of robins stipped a bush in the back yard of berries. And then the snow arrived.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 10 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Goldfinch (v)
2. American Crow**
3. American Robin*
4. Black-capped Chickadee**
5. White-breasted Nuthatch
6. Pileated Woodpecker
7. Tufted Titmouse**
Elsewhere
8. Northern Cardinal
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
