This morning was a different sort of morning from yesterday morning. Clear, not overcast; breeze, not wind; chilly, not icy. As a result, many more bird species.
Most notable? A trio of woodpeckers. Down in the lower woods, I heard a couple of woodpeckers pecking on trees: a deep, slow pecking and a brighter, more percussive pecking. The first turned out to be (as I suspected) a Pileated Woodpecker, and the second, a Hairy Woodpecker. Soon after, I spied a downy—thus the trio.
Also bluebirds. Also juncos, and a solitary yellow-rump.
Kinda looking forward to tomorrow (forecast sounds similar, but maybe warmer).
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 7:44 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. American Crow
2. Purple Finch
3. American Goldfinch
4. Black-capped Chickadee
5. Pileated Woodpecker
6. Downy Woodpecker
7. Hairy Woodpecker
8. Eastern Bluebird
9. Red-breasted Nuthatch
10. Yellow-rumped Warbler
11. Dark-eyed Junco
Elsewhere
12. Herring Gull
Mammals
Eastern Gray Squirrel
American Red Squirrel
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American red squirrel, black-capped chickadee, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, eastern gray squirrel, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, red-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
