American Wigeons.
Beech Hill wasn’t the big story from today. That’s because today was our area’s Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC), which began at 7:45 a.m. at the Rockland Breakwater. As usual, I participated until lunch—by which time we’d listed the bulk of our species.
For the first time I can remember, CBC day was not brutally cold and/or windy. Right balmy out, to be honest. And a fun time was had by all.
Here are a few photos.
Long-tailed Duck (male, non-breeding plumage).
Herring Gull (non-breeding adult).
European Starling.
Black Scoter.
American Crow.
Black Guillemot (non-breeding plumage).
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow* (v)
2. American Goldfinch* (v)
3. White-breasted Nuthatch* (v)
4. Black-capped Chickadee*
Elsewhere
5. Canada Goose
6. American Wigeon
7. American Black Duck
8. Mallard
9. Common Eider
10. Surf Scoter
11. Black Scoter
12. Long-tailed Duck
13.Bufflehead
14. Common Goldeneye
15. Common Merganser
16. Red-breasted Merganser
17. Common Loon
18. Horned Grebe
19. Bald Eagle
20. Bonaparte’s Gull
21. Ring-billed Gull
22. Herring Gull
23. Great Black-backed Gull
24. Black Guillemot
25. Mourning Dove
26. Downy Woodpecker (v)
27. Pileated Woodpecker
28. European Starling
29. Snow Bunting (v)
30. Song Sparrow
31. Dark-eyed Junco
32. Northern Cardinal (v)
33. House Finch
34. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American black duck, American crow, American goldfinch, American wigeon, bald eagle, black guillemot, black scoter, black-capped chickadee, Bonaparte's gull, bufflehead, Canada goose, common eider, common goldeneye, common loon, common merganser, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, European starling, great black-backed gull, herring gull, horned grebe, house finch, house sparrow, long-tailed duck, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, red-breasted merganser, ring-billed gull, snow bunting, song sparrow, surf scoter, white-breasted nuthatch
