Warm and wet, high wind, a number of birds on the hill (including a Sharp-shinned Hawk following a flock of redpolls). But the nearest I got to bird life was in town: turkeys in my front yard and gulls at the grocery store.
Still, spring is shaping up nicely.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m. I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Cardinal**
2. Tufted Titmouse** (v)
3. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
4. American Robin*
5. Eastern Bluebird
6. American Crow*
7. Common Redpoll
8. Song Sparrow** (v)
9. Herring Gull*
10. Common Raven
11. Sharp-shinned Hawk
12. American Goldfinch (v)
Elsewhere
13. Wild Turkey
14. House Finch (v)
15. Mourning Dove
16. Ring-billed Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, common raven, common redpoll, eastern bluebird, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, ring-billed gull, sharp-shinned hawk, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, wild turkey
