Fog again today. (How many straight day is that? Seven?) But—much to my relief—no Snowy Owl.
I say “to my relief” because I’d begun to worry about humans pestering the owl. In fact, this morning I came upon a couple of humans who happened to be hunting for it. (Actually, no—I only ran into one, although she told me of the other.) Thing is, the fog was very heavy. Also, no owl appeared in any of the places I’d seen it. Also, no mobbing crows.
My hope is the guy has moved at least somewhat closer to his northern destination.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. White-throated Sparrow (v)
3. Song sparrow* (v)
4. Brown-headed Cowbird (v)
5. Downy Woodpecker (v)
6. Hermit Thrush (v)
7. Northern Flicker (v)
8. Chipping Sparrow (v)
9. Purple Finch (v)
10. Eastern Towhee (v)
11. Herring Gull*
12. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
13. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
14. Tufted Titmouse (v)
15. Northern Cardinal** (v)
16. Yellow-rumped Warbler
17. American Goldfinch (v)
Elsewhere
18. House Finch
19. European Starling
20. Rock Pigeon
21. Wild Turkey
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, brown-headed cowbird, chipping sparrow, downy woodpecker, eastern towhee, European starling, hermit thrush, herring gull, house finch, northern cardinal, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-throated sparrow, wild turkey, yellow-rumped warbler
