Gray Ghost.
On this damp and breezy morning, I spied on the hill two Northern Harriers—one of them a gray ghost (male). Also a pair of kinglets at the summit and a gang of vocal Song Sparrows.
Fun hike.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Purple Finch (v)
5. American Robin* (V)
6. Eastern Phoebe (v)
7. Song Sparrow* (v)
8. Northern Harrier
9. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Herring Gull*
11. Golden-crowned Kinglet
12. American Crow*
Elsewhere
13. Pileated Woodpecker
14. Mourning Dove
15. Northern Cardinal
16. Rock Pigeon
17. European Starling
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, eastern phoebe, European starling, golden-crowned kinglet, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern harrier, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
