Cooper’s Hawk.
My past few daily lists have included hawks. They tend to move in batches during fall, in my experience—sometimes in very large swift batches. Today’s batch was small and leisurely—just two hawks, and in no big hurry.
Northern Harrier.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. Blue Jay** (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. Eastern Towhee (v)
5. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
6. Purple Finch (v)
7. Yellow-rumped Warbler
8. American Goldfinch
9. Song Sparrow
10. American Robin (v)
11. Northern Flicker (v)
12. Gray Catbird (v)
13. Red-eyed Vireo (v)
14. Cooper’s Hawk
15. Northern Harrier
Elsewhere
16. Northern Cardinal (v)
17. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
18. Mourning Dove
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, cooper's hawk, eastern towhee, gray catbird, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, northern harrier, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, red-eyed vireo, song sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
