It had to happen eventually. I’d been lamenting how warm recent days have been for December, when just a decade or two ago, we’d’ve been liable to have a half-foot of snow on the ground by now. Welp, this morning’s temperature was barely above 20° (F), and there was a pretty good, gusty wind. So I bundled up pretty good—and didn’t expect a bunch of bird action.
Sure enough, there wasn’t much bird action, but a chickadee posed. Also a yellow-rump. And I heard raven and chickadee and crow. [Also saw crows.] The sky was lovely, the liquid trails were mostly (but not all) ice. No ticks to bother us, that’s for sure. Importantly, today was the last day of deer season, so dog and I won’t have to wear blaze orange for a while.
Got no idea what tomorrow might bring (which is kinda fun).
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:09 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Black-capped Chickadee**
2. Common Raven (v)
3. American Crow*
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler
5. American Goldfinch (v)
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, common raven, yellow-rumped warbler
