A warm, thawy, slushy, breezy morning. Several birds on the hill—including a fly-by Red-tailed Hawk—but I figured I’d swing by the harbor anyway, see what’s what. Windier when I got there at high tide, but the water birds were cooperative. In fact, I saw the first Red-Necked Grebe I’ve seen in I don’t know how long exactly.
Loon eating a crab, pair of Horned Grebes, black-backs. Good times.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 9 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
2. Tufted Titmouse**
3. American Crow*
4. Northern Cardinal** (v)
5. American Robin
6. Herring Gull*
7. Red-tailed Hawk
8. Black-capped Chickadee**
Elsewhere
9. Wild Turkey
10. Rock Pigeon
11. Mallard
12. Great Black-backed Gull
13. Common Loon
14. Horned Grebe
15. Red-necked Grebe†
16. Turkey Vulture†
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year bird
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, common loon, great black-backed gull, herring gull, horned grebe, mallard, northern cardinal, red-necked grebe, red-tailed hawk, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, wild turkey, work pigeon
