This morning’s hike was all about blue. Blue sky, bluebirds, blue bay—fingertips a teeny bit blue from the cold. This clear morning, after last night’s big rains and high winds, a pretty strong west-northwest breeze was blowing, but the sun was bright, and the air was clean, and dog and I had a really fun hike.
Neither saw nor heard many birds coming up through the woods—where I cleared a bunch of fallen branches off the trail—but at the summit, a batch of bluebirds showed up. Also chickadees, nuthatches, and other usual suspects.
All in all, a lovely, wonderfully gratifying hike this morning with my good ol’ best friend Jack.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:44 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. White-breasted Nuthatch
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. Downy Woodpecker
4. American Crow (v)
5. Eastern Bluebird
6. Red-breasted Nuthatch (v)
7. American Robin (v)
8. American Goldfinch (v)
9. Purple Finch (v)
10. Northern Flicker (v)
Elsewhere
11. Wild Turkey
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, northern flicker, red-breasted ntuhatch, white-breasted nuthatch
