Eastern Bluebirds.
A damp but not cold morning. Temps in the 40s (F), not too much wind. Rain would come later, but not before Jack and I took a moderately late hike up Beech Hill.
The birds weren’t obvious, but they were around: chipping yellow-rumps, the notes of sparrows, a little group of bluebirds lending color to an otherwise gray landscape. The quay of a thrush. Crows in the crown of an ochre-colored tree. Heard the low, liquid cuck-cow! of a raven. Heard jays. Chickadees, of course.
Most memorable, I guess, were the bluebirds.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Yellow-rumped Warbler
3. Hermit Thrush (v)
4. American Robin*
5. Tufted Titmouse (v)
6. Song Sparrow* (v)
7. Eastern Bluebird
8. American Crow*
9. Northern Flicker
10. White-throated Sparrow* (v)
11. Blue Jay (v)
12. Common Raven (v)
Elsewhere
13. Dark-eyed Junco
14. Herring Gull
15. Chipping Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, chipping sparrow, common raven, dark-eyed junco, eastern bluebird, hermit thrush, herring gull, northern flicker, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
