Freezing this morning. Literally: 32° (F). Bundled up, donned our blaze orange accessories, and dog and I hit the hill at about the regular time. Quite a few bird species around—more than the past couple days—and some rather exciting moments, too.
Most notable was my spying a Ruffed Grouse before the bird took off. (I can count on one hand the number of times that’s happened in my 40 years in Maine.) Also, a whole truckload of bluebirds showed up.
I wonder what tomorrow will bring.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:14 a.m. (EST), I hiked all trails.
1. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Hairy Woodpecker
4. American Robin (v)
5. American Crow
6. Eastern Bluebird
7. Purple Finch (v)
8. Brown Creeper (v)
9. Hermit Thrush
10. Ruffed Grouse
11. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
12. American Goldfinch
13. Pine Siskin (v)
14. Yellow-rumped Warbler
15. White-throated Sparrow (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, brown creeper, eastern bluebird, hairy woodpecker, hermit thrush, pine siskin, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, ruffed grouse, white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow, yellow-rumped warbler
