The day dawned chilly. Not yet freezing, but in the 30s (F). Still, a bright sun rising lent an air of expectation to the morning.
Nothing much at first, though. Captain Jack didn’t mind, but a little breeze chilled my fingers. During our ascent through the woods, I counted only five bird species.
Nearing the summit, though, things got a bit interesting: flicker, junco, nuthatch. Rounding out our usual circuit (down and back up the main trail), I added several more (jay, sparrow, gull, another nuthatch species), and returning through the woods, I managed to bump the list up to fifteen.
But the excitement this day was my managing to get my first look at a Carolina Wren that’s been singing in the trees around my house. It even stopped moving for long enough for me to grab a candid photo.
Thanks, CW!
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:06 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. American Crow*
3. Downy Woodpecker
4. American Robin
5. Yellow-rumped Warbler
6. Northern Flicker
7. Dark-eyed Junco
8. White-throated Sparrow (v)
9. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Blue Jay
11. Song Sparrow (v)
12. Herring Gull*
13. White-breasted Nuthatch
14. Purple Finch (v)
15. Hairy Woodpecker
Elsewhere
16. Northern Cardinal (v)
17. Rock Pigeon
18. Carolina Wren
Mammals
Eastern Gray Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, Carolina wren, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern gray squirrel, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, northern cardinal, northern flicker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, rock pigeon, song sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
