Dramatic sky.
Sun and clouds this morning. Warmer than yesterday. A fickle breeze. Still a lot of green to go with the red and orange and gold.
American Crow vs Cooper’s Hawk, Beech Hill Preserve, Rockport, Maine, 15 October 2018.
Still a mess of yellow-rumps. Also flocks of sparrows (white-throats and swamps). The usual suspects otherwise, along with a random bluebird and a late-to-leave Eastern Towhee. Oh, and at least a hundred crows.
In one little dramatic episode, a Cooper’s Hawk tried to make it past the crows. This resulted in a little chase. The hawk was not impressed—no deterred.
Dramatic sky today also.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Thrush (sp?)
2. White-breasted Nuthatch
3. Black-capped Chickadee
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. Tufted Titmouse
6. White-throated Sparrow
7. American Crow
8. Swamp Sparrow
9. Northern Flicker
10. Eastern Towhee
11. Turkey Vulture
12. Eastern Bluebird
13. Cooper’s Hawk
14. Downy Woodpecker
15. Dark-eyed Junco
16. Hairy Woodpecker
Elsewhere
17. Barred Owl
18. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Tags: American crow, barred owl, black-capped chickadee, cooper's hawk, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern towhee, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, northern flicker, swamp sparrow, thrush (sp), tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
