Dog and I went for our hike on a day much like yesterday, with an early chill, a stout wind, and sun—only more sun this morning. Last day of fall, and with a particularly wintry feel.
What with the wind singing a low moan up in the bare oak limbs, I didn’t expect many birds, but coming up through the winds, I spied a few. And toward the summit a few more. Then returning up and over, a lonesome gull soaring in the blue.
Kind of looking forward to our first hike of winter.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:14 a.m., I hiked all trails.
1. Hairy Woodpecker
2. Black-capped Chickadee
3. White-breasted Nuthatch
4. American Crow (v)
5. Northern Flicker
6. Yellow-rumped Warbler
7. American Goldfinch (v)
8. Herring Gull
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
†First-of-year
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, hairy woodpecker, herring gull, northern flicker, white-breasted nuthatch, yellow-rumped warbler
