Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
Much chillier this morning, with frost and a scattering of sleet on the mudless trail. Quite a breeze, too—but a lot of bird activity on the hill. Most notable, to me, was a calling and drumming male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, his call exotic and his drumming syncopated.
Elsewhere, I got a look at a little herd of turkeys, pecking away in a field, and two new ospreys arriving.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. Song Sparrow* (v)
3. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
4. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
5. American Goldfinch** (v)
6. Northern Cardinal (v)
7. Hermit Thrush
8. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
9. American Robin*
10. Yellow-rumped Warbler (v)
11. Eastern Phoebe
12. Purple Finch (v)
13. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
14. Blue Jay (v)
Elsewhere
15. Wild Turkey
16. Mourning Dove
17. Osprey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, eastern phoebe, herit thrush, mourning dove, northern cardinal, osprey, purple finch, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
